'A man who brought about the greatest set of economic reforms in the country, who changed the course of Indian history, cannot be considered weak.' 'A man who fought for nuclear reforms even though his majority in Parliament was threatened, he cannot be considered weak.'
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Replying to a question about women empowerment, Sitharaman insisted that patriarchy is a concept invented by the Left.
'We are going to need more technical people in government.' 'You can't expect a generalist to understand the complicated world of financial engineering.' 'I regret to say that most of our politicians have no competence to deal with these things. Nor is there a willingness to learn.'
'For us, it's "keep moving and keep building a critical mass", which is commensurate with the size of the country.'
'The Kerala BJP leadership is doing the job of clerical staff. What the boss orders, they just follow them.'
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'A lot of players such as Maruti and Hyundai are entering the market in the first and the second quarters of 2025.'
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'The structural story of India is a multi-decadal story.' 'One should stay invested in that story and avoid reacting to what is happening globally.'
'Bangladesh has become unstable and this instability will impact India.'
'Our consistency under pressure will be tested to the maximum at Paris.'
'Although currently, urban areas contribute more to growth than rural, there is no reason why rural areas should not contribute.'
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'Modi 3.0 will have more balanced policies like one saw in Modi's first term.'
'The West has always opposed a strong nationalist leader in India and Narendra Modi is no exception.' 'The West prefers weak leaders who are amenable to Western pressure and Mr Modi's independent stance is not to the liking of the West,' asserts Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
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'... dividing society not just on religious lines, but also creating rift in families and among brothers and sisters.'
'Any dietary approach is incomplete without physical exercise.' 'Application of calorie restriction/intermittent fasting alone would lead to a decrease in muscle mass, and possibly bone mass too.'
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'Till today, we don't know how many people died of Covid in India.' 'How many migrated from cities to villages during the Covid pandemic?' 'How many corporates contributed to PM Cares?'
'We are calling companies to set up assembly plants for mobile phones while all the components are imported.' 'Only the last turn of the screwdriver is done here. And you call it self-reliance, Atmanirbharta, etc.' 'Unless you invest in research, you will not climb up the ladder. But this government is happy getting sub-contract work.'
'If a poor voter sees Modi's picture on ration bags, it is natural he will vote for Modi and the BJP.'
'When I was rejected last year, I told myself I won't give up.'
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In the book, Anger Management: The Troubled Diplomatic Relationship Between India and Pakistan, Bisaria says this public telecast sounded to observers like a mid-summit report on the talks, where Pakistan's hard views were being inflicted on India, while New Delhi's positions were unclear.
'Two in three creators in India who earn money from YouTube agree that YouTube is their primary source of revenue.'
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'We will see a lot of investments from the private sector.' 'As long as we are not impacted by some global events, I think we will be in a strong place.'
'The assessment of most people is that there is a stable economic and political environment in India and that is attractive to investors.'
Tesla Inc chief Elon Musk is set to acquire micro-blogging site Twitter for about $44 billion. Back home, India Inc, too, is seeing aggressive merger and acquisition (M&A) activity with PVR-Inox and HDFC-HDFC Bank announcing their mergers recently. While Axis Bank recently acquired Citi India's India retail business, reports suggest Larsen & Toubro Infotech (LTI) and Mindtree could be eyeing a merger.
'US officials must grapple with the possibility that one of its closest partners attempted an extrajudicial killing on its soil.' 'This is not something that friends typically do to friends.'
'Within five years, we should be achieving more on the international front than what it took most airlines 15 to 20 years back.'
'Until the situation changes, I expect Washington to continue to behave the same way.'
The TMC general secretary, considered number two in the party, shared the letter sent to him by the central agency on X, formerly Twitter.
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