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PM's address at the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award Ceremony
Speaker: Dr.Manmohan Singh
Date: August 19, 2012 New Delhi

PM's address at the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award Ceremony The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh addressed the ceremony to present Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award 2012 ceremony here today. The Award was given to Shri D. R. Mehta in recognition of his work through the Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti, Jaipur.
PM's statement in Lok Sabha on the safety of citizens from North East
Speaker: Dr.Manmohan Singh
Date: August 17, 2012 New Delhi

PM's statement in Lok Sabha on the safety of citizens from North East Madam Speaker, I rise not to reply to the various points that have been made in the debate but merely to add my voice to the feelings that I have heard being expressed in this august House.  That what has been happening in the last few days in some parts of our country, the growing sense of insecurity among people from the North-East living in different parts of our country; that this is something, which is more reprehensible; that all of us should work together to get this sort of situation brought under control without any further loss of time. I commit from the Government to work with all like-minded people to create a feeling of security among the people of the North-East residing in various parts of our country that they have as much right as anyone else to live, to earn and to study at wherever place they may go. The unity and integrity of our country is being threatened by certain elements; and without apportioning blame, I would urge this House to send a message loud and clear to all the people of the North-East residing in different parts of our country that our people are one, that will do everything to provide security to the people of the North-East residing in various parts of our country; and that this is an obligation, which we will discharge to the best of our ability, with all political parties joining hands to send out a clear message to the people of the North-East that we will work to restore peace and amity so that the this feeling of insecurity is brought under control.
PM's statement in Rajya Sabha on the safety of citizens from North East
Speaker: Dr.Manmohan Singh
Date: August 17, 2012 New Delhi

PM's statement in Rajya Sabha on the safety of citizens from North East Mr. Chairman, Sir, I join the Leader of Opposition and all other colleagues who have spoken on this very sensitive issue and I congratulate the hon. Members that they have spoken with great restraint. The North-Eastern Region of our country is a very sensitive region, but one thing that I would like to say that whatever may have happened in Kokrajhar and other areas should not be used as an occasion to fan rumours to create an environment in other parts of our country that the people from the North-East feel insecure. What is at stake is the unity and integrity of our country; what is at stake is communal harmony; and, it is the solemn obligation of all of us, regardless of the party that we may belong to, to work together to create an atmosphere when this rumour mongering will come to an end, that the people of the North-Eastern States feel genuinely that any part of our country welcomes them.  If there are any miscreants, if there are people who are fanning these rumours, I think they should be brought to book.  I have been in touch with the Chief Ministers of various States and I assure you, Sir, that we will do our utmost of ensure that our friends, our children and our citizens from the North-East feel secure in any part and every part of our country.  This country belongs to them as to any one of us, and, therefore, as patriots, we must send out a message to all those who want to disturb peace and amity among various regions, among various communities that this House stands unitedly in support of all the people of the North East.  That we will work together to give them a feeling of security, that we will work together to curb and effectively control all the elements who are out to create trouble on this very sensitive issue.
PM felicitates Vice President Hamid Ansari on his re-election
Speaker: Dr.Manmohan Singh
Date: August 13, 2012 New Delhi

PM felicitates Vice President Hamid Ansari on his re-election Mr. Chairman, Sir, it is my proud privilege and a great honour to felicitate you as you begin your second term as the Vice-President of India and Chairman of this august House. Mr. Chairman, Sir, in you we have a distinguished personality who has served the country in diverse fields of diplomacy. In you, we have a person of great distinction who has presided over the Aligarh Muslim University and in all that has been given to you, you have served our country with great distinction. In the last five years, we have had the enormous good fortune to proceed on the basis of guidance that you have provided for the deliberations in this House. That you have been chosen for the second term to preside over this august House is a tribute to your qualities of head and heart. I, therefore, take this opportunity to felicitate you and to assure you that our Government will extend to you the fullest possible cooperation in smooth functioning of the House and we sincerely hope that your guidance will be a sobering influence over the deliberations of this august House. Thank You.
PM's statement to the media after his visit to Kokrajhar
Speaker: Dr.Manmohan Singh
Date: July 28, 2012 Kokrajhar, Assam

PM's statement to the media after his visit to Kokrajhar I am visiting Assam in very tragic circumstances. The pain and suffering the recent incidents have caused to a large number of people have saddened all of us. The ethnic conflict which occurred is unacceptable and must come to a stop. We are one people and one nation and we must live together as such. We must restore peace and calm throughout the area and I ask all of you to work with the Government to ensure this. This calamity has affected hundreds of thousands of our people. We must do everything possible to bring relief to them and to rehabilitate those who have been displaced from their homes.  I am today announcing immediate Special Central Assistance to Assam of Rupees 100 crore for relief and rehabilitation efforts.  Another 100 crore of Rupees will be provided as Special Plan Assistance for development programmes in the affected areas.  Further, extra funds to the tune of Rupees 100 crore will be made available under Indira Awas Yojana for the affected areas. We must also address the causes of the conflict. If the conflict has been instigated, the guilty must be punished. The Central Government will work closely with the State Government to ensure this. I also announce an assistance of Rs. 2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund to the family of each of those who have lost their lives in these tragic events. An amount of Rs. 50,000 will be provided as immediate relief to the seriously injured. To aid in rehabilitation of the affected people, an assistance of Rs. 30,000 will be given to those whose houses are fully damaged and Rs. 20,000 for partially damaged houses. The Central Government will work closely with the State Government to bring back normalcy to the lives of the people affected by these very tragic events. This is a task which all of us in the country should unite and accomplish.
PM’s speech during the banquet hosted in the honour of the Prime Minister of Singapore
Speaker: Dr.Manmohan Singh
Date: July 11, 2012 New Delhi

PM’s speech during the banquet hosted in the honour of the Prime Minister of Singapore Your Excellency Prime Minister Lee, Madam Lee, Distinguished guests from Singapore, Ladies and gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure tonight to extend a very warm welcome to Prime Minister Lee and Mrs. Lee on their State Visit to India. We deeply value Prime Minister Lee’s friendship. His personal commitment and contribution to building a strong and enduring relationship between India and Singapore has been truly inspiring. Our first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, presciently described Singapore in 1946 as a great cosmopolitan city where Asian unity would be forged. It was therefore only fitting that India’s quest for a more substantive engagement with South East Asia and East Asia began in Singapore. The support and wise counsel that we received from Singapore’s leaders during the initial steps in our Look East Policy is something that we still recall with great warmth. The first Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement signed by India with any country was with Singapore during Your Excellency’s last visit to India. In many ways, India’s relationship with Singapore has been an exemplar for our engagement in the region. Excellency, The people of India hold you in high esteem as the worthy leader of a nation of competent, industrious and disciplined people. Singapore has been fortunate to have visionary and energetic leaders who have worked against the odds to build a model nation state. By building and preserving social harmony, stability and growth, they have made the Singapore experience into a brand worthy of emulation around the world, especially by developing countries. Your Excellency, India’s relations with Singapore are rooted in history, driven by the present and inspired by the promise of an even brighter future. Ours is a very special friendship and we are witnessing an extremely dynamic and productive phase in our bilateral relationship. Political and security cooperation, defence ties, economic and financial cooperation and strong cultural linkages underpin our relations. We enjoy convergent perspectives on many international and regional developments. Singapore has also generously embraced a large Indian community and encouraged them to flourish and prosper as proud citizens of Singapore. Today, India renews its own welcome to Singapore to come to India and take advantage of the many opportunities that our country to offer. I have no doubt that, in the years ahead, our two countries will build ever-deeper connections to the benefit of both our peoples. Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, May I now invite you to join me in a toast: - to the good health and personal well-being of Prime Minister Lee and Madam Lee; - to the happiness and prosperity of the people of Singapore; and - to everlasting friendship between India and Singapore.
PM's statement at Second Plenary session of G-20 leaders on “Strengthening the international financial architecture and the financial system and promoting financial inclusion"
Speaker: Dr.Manmohan Singh
Date: June 19, 2012 Los Cabos, Mexico

PM's statement at Second Plenary session of G-20 leaders on “Strengthening the international financial architecture and the financial system and promoting financial inclusion" We welcome the efforts to strengthen the IMF resources and as Iannounced yesterday, we will contribute US$ 10 billion. I must point out however that progress in quota reform is proceedingmore slowly than raising resources. I recognise that there are practicalreasons why the quota reform agreed in 2010 will not be completed by the end of2012, but it must be done expeditiously thereafter. It is also important that the quota review schedule for January 2013 iscompleted in time. Quotas must reflect economic weights, in a manner that issimple and transparent. These objectives can be best achieved by recognizing the predominantrole of GDP on PPP basis in the formula without going into other variables.This basic position should not be compromised in any way and we need to reiterateour position strongly. I welcome the progress made in financial regulatory reform. However muchremains to be done. We discussed the need to move towards a banking union inEurope to help strengthen financial stability. I am also concerned that prudential rules adopted in banking regulationdo not discriminate against lending to developing countries.
Statement to the media by  Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
Speaker: Dr.Manmohan Singh
Date: May 29, 2012 Myanmar

Statement to the media by  Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh: “It has been a great honour and great privilege for me to have had this opportunity of interacting and meeting with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. We in India are very proud of our longstanding association with her and members of her family including her parents. I sincerely hope that she will find it possible to visit India soon. In this context I have handed over to her the invitation letter to deliver the next Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Lecture which is a very prestigious lecture. Mrs. Sonia Gandhi has written an invitation letter to Madam to do us the honour to deliver this lecture in India. Madam Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s life, her struggle, and her determination have inspired millions of people all over the world. Our sincere belief is that in the Process of National Reconciliation which has been launched by President Thein Sein, Madam Suu Kyi will play a defining role. I conveyed to her our very best wishes for the success of the noble endeavour in which she and her colleagues are engaged.” Daw Aung San Suu Kyi: "It has been a great pleasure and a privilege to meet Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, and I very much appreciate the fact that he has made time to see me here in  Yangon in spite of a very heavy programme. As you all know, India and Burma have been particularly close over the years not just because of our geographical positions but because we have shared deep ties of friendship for many many long years. The struggle for India’s independence took place at the same time as the struggle for Burma’s independence. My parents were great admirers of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and other Indian leaders, but we were particularly close to Panditji as I was taught to call him from a very young age. I am very happy at the prospect of closer ties with India because I think we have much to learn from one another and we have much to contribute to peace and stability in this region, because our goals, our democratic goals, work on the basis of peace and stability, and these are what we shall aim towards. I am very gratified by the invitation to deliver the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Lecture, and I hope that I will be able to take up this invitation before too long. More than that, I hope that there will be greater exchanges between our two peoples. As I said to the Prime Minister, true friendship between the countries can be based only on friendship between our peoples, and this is what I hope we will be able to achieve. Thank You."
PM’s speech at the banquet hosted by President of Myanmar
Speaker: Dr.Manmohan Singh
Date: May 28, 2012 Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

PM’s speech at the banquet hosted by President of Myanmar I would like to thank President U Thein Sein for his warm words of welcome and the gracious hospitality extended to me and my delegation. We have been deeply touched by the warmth, affection and friendship of the people of Myanmar. This is my first visit to your beautiful country and to this impressive capital.  Our talks earlier today and the agreements that we have signed have put in place a roadmap for the rapid development of our relations in the years ahead. This will build on the firm foundations laid during your highly successful visit to India last year. India and Myanmar are natural partners, linked by geography and history. Since time immemorial, trade, people and ideas have flowed between our lands. The teachings of Lord Buddha have inspired generations of scholars, monks, pilgrims and common people in both our countries for almost two millennia. I am keenly looking forward to visiting the Shwedagon Pagoda and the mausoleum of Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar tomorrow to pay my respects to our shared heritage. There are many areas where our two countries can enhance cooperation to our mutual benefit. With its unique geographic location, Myanmar can be a bridge linking South and South East Asia to East Asia. There is much untapped potential in our economic relationship. We need to promote more exchanges among our parliamentarians, academics, scientists, artists and intellectuals. There is so much we can rediscover and learn from each other’s culture and society. This year is the Twentieth Year of our partnership with ASEAN.  We look forward to receiving Your Excellency for the Commemorative India-ASEAN Summit later this year. The people of Myanmar have shown great vision in embarking on a journey of national reconciliation and transition. This has been made possible largely by Your Excellency’s vision and statesmanship. The people of India stand ready to support your efforts to create a democratic, stable and prosperous Myanmar. I would like to recall the words of our first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on the occasion of Myanmar’s independence in 1948: “As in the past, so in the future, the people of India will stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of Burma, and whether we have to share good fortune or ill fortune, we shall share it together”. It gives me great pleasure to invite you to join me in raising a toast: - To the good health and well being of His Excellency President U Thein Sein and Daw Khin Khin Win, - To the progress and prosperity of the friendly people of Myanmar, and - To the eternal bonds of friendship between India and Myanmar.
PM’s statement to the media at the fourth BRICS Summit
Speaker: Dr.Manmohan Singh
Date: March 29, 2012 New Delhi

PM’s statement to the media at the fourth BRICS Summit “India is delighted to host the Fourth BRICS Summit in New Delhi and assume the Chairmanship of the group. I would like to convey my profound gratitude to my colleagues, the Presidents of Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa, for accepting my invitation to attend this Summit. I wish them and members of their delegations a very pleasant stay in our country. We have just concluded very enriching and fruitful discussions on issues related to global governance and sustainable development. We reviewed the global economic situation. We discussed ways to finance and promote sustainable development and address the challenges of energy and food security. We had an in-depth discussion on the situation in West Asia. We agreed that a lasting solution to the problems in Syria and Iran can only be found through dialogue. We agreed that the international community should stay engaged in Afghanistan. We have agreed on an intensive programme of consultation and coordination on areas of priority over the coming year. This is reflected in the Action Plan of the Delhi Declaration. Going forward, we will examine the recommendations of the just released BRICS Report, which identifies focus areas for structured cooperation where synergies among the BRICS economies can be harnessed to our common advantage. We are developing the institutional structures for building these relationships. The agreement signed today by development banks of BRICS countries will boost trade among us by offering credit in our local currencies. A suggestion has been made to set up a BRICS Development Bank. We have directed our Finance Ministers to examine the proposal and report back at the next Summit. We agreed to strengthen intra-BRICS trade and investment linkages. Our Trade Ministers met with the business communities at the Business Forum yesterday. The world is passing through uncertain times. The rapid recovery of the BRICS economies from the financial crisis highlighted their role as growth drivers of the global economy. Our cooperation is intended to explore meaningful partnerships for common development, address global challenges together and contribute to furthering world peace, stability and security. I look forward to working with my colleagues to further these common goals.”
PM’s speech at the Banquet hosted by South Korean President Lee Myung-bak
Speaker: Dr.Manmohan Singh
Date: March 25, 2012 Seoul

PM’s speech at the Banquet hosted by South Korean President Lee Myung-bak “I would like to express my deep debt to President Lee and the gracious First Lady Madam Kim for hosting us today. I thank you for the warmth of your welcome and the cordiality of your reception. Excellency, We in India regard you as a great supporter of a strong India-Korea partnership. It was during your historic visit to India in 2010 that we upgraded our relations to the level of a Strategic Partnership. We admire the way you have steered the Korean economy through the global economic downturn. Excellency, Links between India and Korea go back thousands of years. Lord Buddha’s abiding message of peace resonates among both our peoples. We know of the legend that a Princess from Ayodhya traveled here to marry King Kim Suro. I thank you for installing a bust of India’s great poet, Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, who called your nation the ‘Lamp of the East’, in Seoul. We have watched with great admiration the transformation of Korea into a developed economy. The people of India admire the determination, capacity for hard work and the spirit of enterprise that characterize Korean people. Korean companies were among the first to respond confidence in India after we opened our economy in 1991. Many Korean brands are household names in India. There is nevertheless immense potential for further economic cooperation between our two countries. Excellency, India looks forward to strengthening political and security cooperation with the Republic of Korea. We welcome Korea’s growing role in international affairs and we see it as a positive factor for peace and stability. I recall Korea’s excellent chairmanship of the Group of 20 Summit last year. We look to Korea’s leadership to strengthen international cooperation on matters of nuclear security at the forthcoming Summit. I am confident that under your inspiring leadership, Mr. President, relations between India and Korea will blossom even further in the years that lie ahead. Ladies and gentlemen, May I invite you to join me in raising a toast: - To the continued good health and well being of President Lee and Madam Kim, - To an enhanced and expanded Strategic Partnership between India and the Republic of Korea, - To everlasting friendship between the Indian and the Korean people.”