TY - GEN AU - Singh, Manmohan TI - Changing India : Vol.5 Pt.2 : the prime minister speaks SN - 9780199489619 U1 - 338.954 PY - 2018/// CY - New Delhi PB - Oxford University Press KW - N1 - CONTENTS Part One: Integration and Inclusion I. PM's Speech at the National Conference on Women's Role in Nation-Building, 23 August 2005 (New Delhi) 3 II. PM's Address to the National Integration Council, 31 August 2005 (New Delhi) 7 III. PM's Address at the South Asian Inter-Faith Harmony Conclave, 21 April2007 (New Delhi) 14 IV. PM's Address at the Conference on Empowerment of Dalits and Minorities, 17 May 2007 (New Delhi) 17 v. PM's Opening Remarks at the 14th National Integration Council Meeting, 13 October 2008 (New Delhi) 22 VJ, PM's Address at the Women's Leadership Summit, 6 March 2010 (New Delhi) 27 VII. Excerpts of the PM's Intervention in the Rajya Sabha Debate on the Constitution Amendment Bill, 9 March 2010 (New Delhi) 30 VIII. . PM's Opening Remarks at the All Party Meeting on Reservation in Promotions, 21 August 2012 (New Delhi) 33 IX. PM's Address at the Conference of State Minorities Commissions, 13January 2014 (New Delhi) 36 Part Two: The Economy X. PM's Interview in the McKinsey Quarterly, September 2005 43 XI. PM's Speech at the Delhi School of Economics Golden Jubilee Function, 18 January 2006 (New Delhi) 52 XII. PM's Address at the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), 17 December 2006 (New Delhi) 58 XIII. PM's Speech at the Platinum Jubilee of the Indian Statistical Institute, 24 December 2006 (Kolkata, West Bengal) 63 XIV. PM's Address at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Annual General Meeting, 24 May 2007 (New Delhi) 69 XV. PM's Speech at the Function to Mark the Centenary of Tata Steel, 22 April 2008 Qamshedpur, Jharkhand) 76 XVI. PM's Remarks at the Meeting with the Captains oflndian Industry, 28 March 2009 (New Delhi) 80 XVII. PM's Speech at the 92nd Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association, 27 December 2009 (Bhubaneshwar, Odisha) 83 XVIII. PM's Address at the Conference of Chief Ministers on Prices of Essential Commodities, 6 February 2010 (New Delhi) 88 XIX. PM's Address at the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of the Reserve Bank oflndia (RBI), 1April2010 (Mumbai, Maharashtra) 94 XX. PM's Interview with ET Now, 16 March 2012 100 XXI. PM's Interview in Hindustan Times, 6 July 2012 103 XXII. PM's Address at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) National Conference and Annual General Meeting, 3 April2013 (New Delhi) 109 XXIII. PM's Speech at the Silver Jubilee Celebration of the Securities and Exchange Board oflndia (SEBI), 24 May 2013 (Mumbai, Maharashtra) 117 XXIV. PM's Statement in the Lok Sabha on the Current Economic Situation in the Country, 30 August 2013 (New Delhi) 122 Part Three: The Environment 63 XXV. PM's Speech at the Inauguration of the 1st India Disaster Management Congress, 29 November 2006 (New Delhi) 129 XXVI. PM's Speech on Releasing the Climate Change Action Plan, 30 June 2008 (New Delhi) 132 XXVII. PM's Address at the Valedictory Session of the International Seminar on Global Environment and Disaster Management, 24 July 2011 (New Delhi) 136 XXVIII. PM's Speech at the 3rd Meeting of the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA), 17 April2012 (New Delhi) 140 XXIX. PM's Speech at the Meeting of the National Board for Wildlife, 5 September 2012 (New Delhi) 144 XXX. PM's Address at the International Workshop on Green National Accounting for India, 5 April20 13 (New Delhi) 147 Part Four: Transparency and Accountability a. Right to Information XXXI. PM's Intervention in the Lok Sabha Debate on the Right to Information (RTI), 11 May 2005 (New Delhi) 153 XXXII. PM's Address at the Valedictory Session of the National Convention on 1stYear of the Right to Information (RTI), 15 October 2006 (New Delhi) 157 XXXIII. PM's Address at the 6th Annual Convention of Information Commissioners, 14 October 2011 (New Delhi) 161 b. Aadhaar XXXIV. PM's Address at the Launch of Aadhaar, 29 September 2010 (Tembli village, Maharashtra) 167 XXXV. PM's Address on the Launch of Aadhaar-Enabled Service Delivery, 20 October 2012 (Dudu, Rajasthan) 170 XXXVI. PM's Closing Remarks at the 1st Meeting of the National Committee on Direct Transfers, 26 November 2012 (New Delhi) 173 XXXVII. PM's Remarks at the Meeting of the National Committee on Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT), 5 April2013 (New Delhi) 175 C. Lokpal XXXVIII. PM's Address at the All India Conference ofLokayuktas and Uplokayuktas, 29 September 2004 (Dehradun, Uttarakhand) 179 XXXIX. PM's Opening Remarks at the All Party Meet on the Lokpal Bill, 3 July 2011 (New Delhi) 185 XL. PM's Opening Remarks at the All Party Meeting on the Lokpal Bill, 24 August 2011 (New Delhi) 187 XLI. PM's Speech in the Lok Sabha Debate on Corruption, 25 August 2011 (New Delhi) 189 XLII. PM's Speech in the Lok Sabha on the Lokpal Bill, 27 December 2011 (New Delhi) 195 d. Combatting Corruption XLIII. PM's Address at the Biennial Conference of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and State Anti-Corruption Bureaus, 27 August 2004 (New Delhi) 203 XLIV. PM's Keynote Address at the Conference of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and State Anti-Corruption Bureaus, 17 November 2006 (New Delhi) 209 XLV. PM's Address at the Biennial Conference of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and State Anti-Corruption Bureau, 21 October 2011 (New Delhi) 213 XLVI. PM's Speech at the 19th Conference of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and State Anti-Corruption Bureaus, 10 October 2012 (New Delhi) 217 e. Other Initiatives XLVII. PM Launches e-Governance Project MCA21, 18 March 2006 (New Delhi) 223 XLVIII. PM's Address at the Inauguration of the I 50th Year Celebrations of the Institution of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) oflndia, 16 November 2010 (New Delhi) 228 XLIX. PM's Address at the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), 11 February 2014 (New Delhi) 232 Part Five : History and Heritage L. PM's Speech at the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Sahitya Akademi, 1 November 2004 (New Delhi) 239 Ll. PM's Speech at the Handing over ofKangla Fort to the Government of Manipur, 20 November 2004 (lmphal, Manipur) 243 LII. PM's Speech on the 400th Anniversary of Installation of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, 30 October 2005 (New Delhi) 247 LIII. PM's Remarks at the Pietermaritzburg Station, South Mrica, 30 September 2006 (South Africa) 251 LIV. PM's Speech at the Satyagraha Centenary Commemoration at Kingsmead Stadium, Durban, 1 October 2006 (Durban) 252 LV. PM's Remarks at Phoenix Settlement, Durban, 1 October 2006 (Durban) 256 LVI. PM's Address in Parliament on the 150th Anniversary of 1857, 10 May 2007 (New Delhi) 258 LVII. PM's Address at the Inauguration of the Four-Year-Long Celebrations of Swami Vivekananda's 150th Birth Anniversary, 12January 2011 (New Delhi) 261 LVIII. PM's Address at the Inaugural Function of the 150th Anniversary Commemoration of Rabindranath Tagore, 7 May 2011 (New Delhi) 265 LIX. PM's Address at the 150th Year of the Archaeological Survey oflndia (ASI), 20 December 2011 (New Delhi) 269 LX. PM's Speech at the 125th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Ramanujan at Chennai, 26 December 2011 (Chennai, Tamil Nadu) 273 LXI. PM's Address at the World Sanskrit Conference, 5 January 2012 (New Delhi) 277 LXII. PM's Address in the Central Hall of Parliament on the 60th Anniversary of the First Sitting of Parliament, 13 May 2012 (New Delhi) 280 LXIII. PM's Speech in the Concluding Function of the Sesquicentennial Celebrations of the Bombay High Court, 18 August 2012 (Mumbai, Maharashtra) 283 LXIV. PM's Speech at the Ceremony to Mark the Completion li) 247 of Restoration Work at Humayun's Tomb, 18 September 2013 (New Delhi) 287 Part Six: India and the World LXXVI. Press Conference of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in New York, 16 September 2005 372 LXXVII. PM's Acceptance Speech at the Moscow State University, 5 December 2005 (Moscow) 382 LXXVIII. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's Interview on Charlie Rose, 27 February 2006 388 LXXIX. PM's Address at the Inauguration of the Hannover Fair, 23 April 2006 (Germany) 410 LXXX. PM's Address at the Annual General Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), 5 May 2006 (Hyderabad, Telangana) 413 LXXXI. PM's Remarks at the London School of Economics (LSE), Asia Forum, 7 December 2006 (New Delhi) 419 LXXXII. PM's Address at the Joint Session of the Diet, 14 December 2006 (Tokyo) 424 LXXXIII. Spiegel Interview with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, 29 October 2007 429 LXXXIV. PM's Address at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 15 January 2008 (Beijing) 432 LXXXV. PM's Speech at the National Assembly of Bhutan, 17 May 2008 (Thimphu) 439 LXXXVI. PM's Remarks at the Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of the Chancery Building of the State of Palestine in India, 7 October 2008 (New Delhi) 444 LXXXVII. Interview of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh with Financial Times, 31 March 2009 446 LXXXVIII. Transcript of Prime Minister's Press Conference at London G20 Summit, 2 April 2009 (London) 458 LXXXIX. PM's Remarks at the G20 Meeting at Pittsburgh, Plenary Session, 25 September 2009 (Pittsburgh) 469 XC. Press Conference by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh Following G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, USA, 25 September 2009 473 XCI.PM's Press Conference Following 7th lndia-ASEAN and 4th East Asia Summit, 25 October 2009 (Hua Hin) 485 XCII.Lally Weymouth Interviews Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, 22 November 2009 495 XCIII. Prime Minister's Press Conference in Washington, 25 November 2009 502 XCIV. Intervention by PM on Climate Change-CHOGM Summit 2009, 27 November 2009 (Port of Spain) 510 XCV.PM's Remarks at the Informal Plenary of Heads of State/Governments at the 15th Conference ofParties at Copenhagen, 18 December 2009 (Copenhagen) 514 XCVI. PM's Address to the Majlis Al-Shura, 1 March 2010 (Riyadh) 516 XCVII.PM's Opening Statement at the 16th SAARC Summit, 28 April 2010 (Thimphu) 521 XCVIII.PM's Speech at the Dinner Hosted by Him in Honour of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, 30 March 2011 (Mohali, Punjab) 525 XCIX.PM's Address at the Joint Session of the Parliament of Mghanistan, 13 May 2011 (Kabul) 528 PM's Address at the Plenary Session of the 2nd Mrica-lndia Forum Summit, 24 May 2011 (Addis Ababa) 534 Cl.PM's Address at Dhaka University; 7 September 2011 (Dhaka) 538 CII. PM's On-Board Media Interaction En Route from Dhaka to New Delhi, 8 September 2011 545 CIII. PM's Address to Think Tanks, Intellectuals and the Business Community in Yangon, 29 May 2012 (Yangon) 551 CIV. PM's On-Board Press Interaction En Route from Yangon to New Delhi, 29 May 2012 557 cv. Statement by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh at the 16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, 30 August 2012 (Tehran) 562 CVI. PM's On-Board Press Interaction En Route to Delhi from Tehran 566 CVII. PM's Remarks at the Inauguration of the High-Level Segment of the 11th Conference of the Parties (CoP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity, 16 October 2012 (Hyderabad, Telangana) 575 CVIII. PM's Opening Statement at the Plenary Session of the India-ASEAN Commemorative Summit, 20 December 2012 (New Delhi) 579 CIX. PM's Speech at the Inaugural Session of the 46th Annual General Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), 4 May 2013 (Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh) 583 CX. PM's Address at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, 21 October 2013 (Moscow) 588 CXI. Prime Minister's On-Board Media Interaction En Route to Delhi from Beijing, 24 October 2013 592 Part Seven:Assorted Speeches CXII. PM's Address at the Inauguration of the New Capital Complex of Assam, 21 November 2004 (Dispur, Assam) 599 CXIII. PM's Outstanding Parliamentarian Award Acceptance Speech, 21 March 2005 (New Delhi) 604 CXIV. PM's Intervention in the Rajya Sabha during the Debate on the Adjournment Motion Regarding the Action Taken Report of the Government on the Nanavati Commission Report, 12 August 2005 (New Delhi) 607 CXV : PM's Remarks on the 125th Anniversary of The Tribune, 24 September 2005 (Chandigarh) 615 •CXVI. PM's Address at the Conference on Democracy, Development and Social Inclusion, 8 December 2005 (New Delhi) 619 CXVII. PM Conferred with Degree of Doctor of Law by the University of Cambridge, 11 October 2006 (London) 623 CXVIII. PM's Address at the National Colloquium on Poverty Alleviation, Food Security and Right to Development, 9 November 2006 (New Delhi) 628 CXIX. PM's Speech at a Rally in Amritsar, 20 December 2006 (Amritsar, Punjab) 632 CXX . PM's Address at the International Conference on Peace, Non-Violence and Empowerment, 30 January 2007 (New Delhi) 638 CXXI. PM's Keynote Address at the India Today Conclave, 23 March 2007 (New Delhi) 642 CXXII. PM Inaugurates the 4th International Conference on Federalism, 5 November 2007 (New Delhi) 648 CXXIII. PM Releases the North Eastern Region Vision 2020 Document, 2 July 2008 (New Delhi) 654 CXXIV.PM's Reply to the Debate on the Motion of Confidence in the Lok Sabha, 22 July 2008, (New Delhi) 659 CXVV : PM's Address at the International Conference on Development, Freedom and Welfare, 19 December 2008 (New Delhi) 668 CXXVI. pM Delivers the Bhimsen Sachar Memorial Lecture, 27 December 2008 (New Delhi) 673 CXXVII. PM Inaugurates the Indira Gandhi Conference 'An Indian Social Democracy: From Political Vision to Practical Possibility', 19 November 2010 (New Delhi) 679 CXXVIII. PM Inaugurates the 9th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, 8 January 2011 (New Delhi) 685 CXXIX. PM Inaugurates the 17th Commonwealth Law Conference at Hyderabad, 6 February 2011 (Hyderabad, Telangana) 690 CXXX. PM's Speech at the National Innovation Council Function, 15 November 2011 (New Delhi) 695 CXXXI. PM's Address in the Lok Sabha on 60th Anniversary of the 1st Session of the Parliament, 13 May 2012 (New Delhi) 698 CXXXII. PM's Address at the Hindustan Times Summit, 2013 6 December 2013 (New Delhi) 701 CXXXIII. PM's Statement in the Rajya Sabha on the Telangana Bill and a Special Package for the Successor State of Andhra Pradesh, 20 February 2014 (New Delhi) 708 Part Eight: The Close of an Era CXXXIV. Prime Minister's Press Conference at the National Media Centre, New Delhi, 3 January 2014 713 CXXXV. PM's Farewell Speech to the 15th Lok Sabha, 21 February 2014 (New Delhi) 729 CXXXVI. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Last Address to the Nation, 17 May 2014 (New Delhi) 731 Index 733 About the Author and Editor 753 ER -