India and its appaling governance levels
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35 years of
boom in China ONLY happened, after Deng Xiaoping introduced REFORMS into
China.....'Communism with two faces". There can be NO development in
India unless major overhaul of the colonial/Congress state is made.
The gruff, no nonsense, pragmatist and Manchurian, learning from the mistakes of Mao. Less rabid ideology and greater focus on development.
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Governance reform is number one priority: Modi to CEOs
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By Times of India
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi has said governance reform is his number one priority, during a
meeting with a group of top American CEOs with a collective net worth of
$4.5 trillion.
"Reform in governance is my No 1 priority. We are for simplified
procedures, speedy decision making, transparency and accountability,"
Modi told over 40 CEOs of Fortune 500 companies over a dinner as he
presented a page-long fact sheet of the steps taken by his government in
the last one year.
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Among the CEOs of Fortune 500 companies attending event were Lockheed
Martin Chairman and CEO Marillyn Hewson, Ford President and CEO Mark
Fields, IBM Chairman Ginni Rometty, Pepsi Co Chief Indra Nooyi, and Dow
Chemical Chairman Andrew Liveris.
Some of the CEOs attending
the dinner described it as "report card," adding that this reflected the
great transparency of the Modi Government.
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Organic meal served during Modi's meet with CEOs
"Please continue to do more what you are doing. May be slightly
faster," External Affairs Minister spokesperson Vikas Swarup said.
Briefing reporters after the day long meetings, Indian Ambassador to
the US Arun K Singh said the comments made by some of the CEOs was that a
lot of progress has been made in the last one year, but it has been
inaccurately assessed and reported.
During the meeting, the
Prime Minister said the foreign direct investment (FDI) all over the
world has fallen but in India it has increased by 40 per cent.
"This reflects confidence in the Indian economy," Modi said.
During the meeting, Swarup said the Prime Minister listened from each
one of the CEOs present in the room on what their plans are for India
and what are the problems they are facing and how that can be resolved.
"By and large the mood was very upbeat. There is general consensus that
the Prime Minister is effecting change in India. The only thing all the
CEOs said is that please make that change faster," the Indian diplomat
said.
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