“Of course, running a coalition government in a country like India is a difficult task. More so when Congress leads the coalition, since most of the political parties were anti-Congress. To have a coalition, to run a coalition government, you require a lot of adjustments, a lot of flexibility.” CountryGovernmentRunningPoliticalCoursesDifficultPartyTasksIndiaCongressPolitical PartiesFlexibilityAdjustmentCoalitionsDifficult Tasks Author:Pranab Mukherjee
“The Chinese have certain advantages. The fact that it's a single party government. But I do believe in the long run the fact that India is a functioning democracy committed to the rule of law. Our system is slow to move but I'm confident that once decisions are taken they are going to be far more durable.” BelieveLongFactsGovernmentRunningMovingLawCertainDecisionPartyDemocracyTakenAdvantageIndiaCommittedChineseLong RunsRule Of Law Author:Manmohan Singh
“Overconsumption is a "cancer eating away at our spiritual vitals." It cuts the heart right out of our compassion. It distances us from the great masses of broken bleeding humanity. It converts us into materialists. We become less able to ask moral questions. For example, just because we have the economic muscle to buy up vast amounts of the world's oil, does that give us the right to do so? When the poor farmer of India is unable to buy a gallon of gasoline to run his simple water pump because the world's demand has priced him out of the market, who is to blame?” WorldGivingHeartDoeRunningAbleSpiritualHumanityAsksWaterSimplePoorCompassionMoralCuttingEconomicExampleBrokenAmountDemandEatingMassIndiaBlameDistanceCancerOilMusclesFarmersConsumerismBleedingPumpsOverconsumptionGasolineGallons Author:Richard J. Foster
“If you were to ask me whether you need a dictatorship to run India, No, you do not. Whether you need a powerful person who believes in concentrating power, No, you do not. If you were to ask me to choose between democratic values and wealth, power, prosperity and fame, I will very easily and without any doubt choose democratic values.” IfsNeedsBelievePersonsRunningValuesAsksWealthPowerfulDoubtFameIndiaDemocraticProsperityAsk MeDictatorshipConcentratingPowerful PersonDemocratic Values Author:Narendra Modi
“The world does not run on the number of certificates one has, but on the skills our hands have. Let the youth dream big and aim for the sky. The work of a government should be to open doors.” WorldShouldDoeDreamHandsBigsGovernmentRunningNumbersDoorsSkyYouthSkillsIndiaAimCertificates Author:Narendra Modi