Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday came out strongly in support of less government and more governance while addressing the first Think India Dialogue of Network18. Speaking about the benefits of the government coming out of ornamental activities and concentrating on providing basic services, Modi said that such steps would not only reduce red tape but also win back people's faith which has been completely eroded over the last ...
11:43 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was the toast of the day as he took to the stage on Monday, first at an event hosted by the FICCI Ladies Organisation and later, at the Network 18's first Think India Dialogue in the capital. At the former, he wooed women entrepreneurs with talks on the need for their empowerment, education and safety, during the latter, Modi spelt out his definition...
10:14 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said Ministry of External Affairs' (MEA) performance can be increased by spiting it into two, with one dealing in regional diplomacy and the other in trade. While addressing the first Think India Dialogue of Network 18, Modi also mooted a new model, the P4 model, of including people in various initiatives of the government with the private sector. "It is my...
08:33 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: "Government means rules and regulations while governance means delivery. Government is all about power, governance is all about empowerment. Government is all about files, governance is all about life. Government is all about outlay, governance is all about outcome." That is how Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi described governance, as opposed to government, at Network 18's first Think India Dialogue on Monday in New Delhi. Modi, who had...
07:55 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: Talking about economic reforms, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday came out strongly in support of privatisation while addressing the first Think India Dialogue of Network18. Modi, however, opposed FDI in retail and defence, but backs foreign investment in other sectors and said government's role must be of facilitator in land acquisition. Modi said he favours privatisation but wanted to test the new model in Gujarat without...
07:49 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: Emphasising on the need to decentralise power, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday revealed how his government was taken to task by the Centre for laying down gas pipeline across the state. "The Gujarat government was targeted by the Centre for laying down gas pipeline across the state. The Centre said that it was its job, not the state's. What is the use of such policies? We...
07:09 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday while citing a Congressman said most of the problems in India will be resolved if politicians learn to say 'no', and bureaucrats learn to say 'yes'. While addressing the first Think India Dialogue of Network18, Modi said, "A Congress leader suggested a very simple solution to problem of governance - Politicians should learn to say no, and bureaucrats should learn to...
06:58 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday laid down his formula for better governance at the first Think India Dialogue organised by Network 18 in New Delhi. Modi said clearly that what hurt India the most was policy paralysis due to politics and power play. Commenting on the way in which politics affects decision making power of the governments, he said that the priority for political parties and...
06:46 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for radical initiatives and strong political stand to usher high economic growth and faster development. While addressing the first Think India Dialogue of Network18, Modi said, "It is unfortunate that priority for most of us is in this country to get power." The Gujarat Chief Minister said that external pressure influence the decision making process and political parties are under...
06:20 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday came out strongly in support of less government and more governance while addressing the first Think India Dialogue of Network18. Speaking about the benefits of the government coming out of ornamental activities and concentrating on providing basic services, Modi said that such steps would not only reduce red tape but also win back people's faith which has been completely eroded over...
05:17 PM, Apr 08, 2013
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05:00 PM, Apr 04, 2013
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will address the inaugural Think India Dialogue event at New Delhi on April 8. ...
04:08 PM, Apr 04, 2013
New Delhi: Is India on the right track, economically-speaking? Why is there is a disconnect between our rulers and the ruled? Is there a sharp divergence between following sensible market-friendly policies and the well-being of the aam aadmi? Is big government good government? These, and other such questions, are central to the purposes of Think India Forum, a think tank that is the brainchild of Raghav Bahl, founder and Managing...
03:13 PM, Apr 04, 2013
Pope Francis urged the West on Friday to intensify dialogue with Islam and appealed to the world to do more to combat poverty and protect the environment. Speaking in Italian, the new pontiff said richer countries should fight what he called "the spiritual poverty of our times" by re-forging links with God. ...
04:55 AM, Mar 23, 2013
The Pakistani Taliban have welcomed a recommendation by major political parties for holding a dialogue with militants but said any talks would be incomplete without the participation or backing of the powerful military. The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) led by Hakimullah Mehsud welcomed the proposal made by a conference of political parties on Thursday for talks with militants but said it was waiting for a positive response from the military....
02:36 PM, Mar 02, 2013
Two senior US officials are headed to India to participate in the second US-India-Afghanistan Trilateral Dialogue focusing on cooperation among the three nations after the planned drawdown of US forces from Afghanistan in 2014. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake and Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Dan Feldman will lead the US delegation at the New Delhi meeting, the State Department announced Friday. ...
11:37 AM, Feb 16, 2013
Be it Dabangg's Chulbul Pandey or Sardar Khan of Gangs of Wasseypur, these rustic dialogues stood out from the crowd in 2012. ...
07:17 PM, Jan 01, 2013
Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma will lead a delegation to China next month to discuss the resumption of military exercises between the armed forces of the two countries. The Defenece Secretary will head a tri-services delegation to China on January 14-15 as part of the 5th Annual Defence Dialogue between the two sides, Ministry officials said here today. ...
02:39 PM, Dec 28, 2012
The author, Naman Ramachandran, joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on his book 'Rajinikanth - The Definitive Biography'. ...
05:30 PM, Dec 14, 2012
Phnom Penh: The first-ever ASEAN global dialogue was held here Tuesday, focusing on global challenges, particularly economic and financial issues. The dialogue, held back to back with the 21st ASEAN Summit and related Summit, was attended by the leaders or representatives of East Asia Summit and the heads or representatives of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organization, the Asian Development Bank, and the UN Conference...
11:15 AM, Nov 20, 2012
