1626: Manmohan Singh
Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Publication (Outlet/Website): Medium (Personal)
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2026/01/30
“I honestly believe that history will be kinder to me than the contemporary media, or for that matter, the Opposition parties in Parliament.”
“I do not believe that I have been a weak Prime Minister. That is for historians to judge.”
“But if by ‘strong Prime Minister’, you mean that you preside over a mass massacre of innocent citizens on the streets of Ahmedabad, that is the measure of strength, I do not believe that sort of strength this country needs, least of all, in its Prime Minister.”
“I do not minimise the difficulties that lie ahead on the long and arduous journey on which we have embarked.”
“But as Victor Hugo once said, ‘No power on earth can stop an idea whose time has come’.”
“I suggest to this august House that the emergence of India as a major economic power in the world happens to be one such idea.”
“To achieve our objective of inclusive growth, we need to pay much greater attention to education, health care and rural development focusing particularly on the needs of the poor — Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Minorities.”
“We would like to make globalization a win-win game.”
“Globalisation must be accompanied by a more balanced and equitable distribution of its benefits.”
“If there is an ‘idea of India’ by which India should be defined, it is the idea of an inclusive, open, multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, multi-lingual society.”
Photo by Nastaran Taghipour on Unsplash
Last updated May 3, 2025. These terms govern all In-Sight Publishing content—past, present, and future—and supersede any prior notices. In-Sight Publishing by Scott Douglas Jacobsen is licensed under a Creative Commons BY‑NC‑ND 4.0; © In-Sight Publishing by Scott Douglas Jacobsen 2012–Present. All trademarks, performances, databases & branding are owned by their rights holders; no use without permission. Unauthorized copying, modification, framing or public communication is prohibited. External links are not endorsed. Cookies & tracking require consent, and data processing complies with PIPEDA & GDPR; no data from children < 13 (COPPA). Content meets WCAG 2.1 AA under the Accessible Canada Act & is preserved in open archival formats with backups. Excerpts & links require full credit & hyperlink; limited quoting under fair-dealing & fair-use. All content is informational; no liability for errors or omissions: Feedback welcome, and verified errors corrected promptly. For permissions or DMCA notices, email: scott.jacobsen2025@gmail.com. Site use is governed by BC laws; content is “as‑is,” liability limited, users indemnify us; moral, performers’ & database sui generis rights reserved.
In-Sight Publishing 