Manmohan Singh Thoughts

I sincerely believe what happens in India has, I think, lessons, morals for the future evolution of humankind in the 21st century.

Together with international unity and resolve we can meet the challenge of this global scourge and work to bring about an international law of zero tolerance for terrorism.

I think the Chinese do have visions of being a great power. And I think it's legitimate. And I don't see that that's a danger to us.

Working together in helping nascent democracies in the task of reconstruction, in the task of development is another area where our two countries [India and the USA] can work together.

The death of distance. There is hardly any middle class family in India who doesn't have a son, a daughter, a son-in-law, a brother, a brother-in-law in the United States. That is a very powerful new bond.

India's saving rate will go up. India's investment rate will go up. And I believe that's a plus point.

I am convinced the entrepreneurial spirit of the Indian people, if allowed to express itself freely in the marketplace, India will be all right.

I have always believed India is a country blessed by God with enormous entrepreneurial skills.

Because the Chinese insistence on one child, I think the proportion of older, non-working age population is going to rise sharply in China.

The Chinese economy is growing at the rate of 9 percent; the Indian economy growing at the rate of 8 percent - enormous I think opportunities for two-way flow of trade, technology and investment.