Nirmala Sitharaman Quotes

Nirmala Sitharaman

Profession : Politician

Birth : August 18, 1959

I am saying this with a certain sense of confidence and not arrogance. The defence ministry is being run without any middleman and in a transparent way. We have proved that defence procurement can happen without middlemen.

Nirmala Sitharaman

We are a party which believes that we work in the national interest, not just to please my opposition.

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Bofors was a scam. Rafale is not.

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There are several areas where the border is not completely defined and demarcated.

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Since when has the Congress become protector of judiciary? Do I have to remind how Indira Gandhi treat the judiciary when one verdict went against them? Rajeev Gandhi in 1988 almost brought the bill, and during that phase, how many cases were filed against the media? And their son and grandson is talking about press freedom.

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Every year, I have given Rs 20,000 crore worth of projects to HAL. But the previous UPA government gave just Rs 10,000 crore projects.

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For a country like India, which, unlike China, has domestic market for which manufacturing happens, manufacturing also happens for export.

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If exporters are looking at various factors which influence the performance, the fluctuating rupee will certainly be a factor.

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We want our exports to perform better. We want more exports. We want to reach out to more countries selling our products, and for that, a weaker rupee will be anytime better.

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The strategy of any party would be to see how best it can defeat the party in power.

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Bilaterals are like building blocks for multilaterals.

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Our manufacturing in India has grown with a lot of indigenous strength.

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Issues related to investor-state disputes are a matter of serious concern. It is something which we have to apply our minds to.

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Shouldn't India, too, like other countries, protect its national interests?

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I don't think I have suffered for want of being a Cabinet minister. I don't have a Cabinet minister to whom I report. I report directly to the Prime Minister.

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Free trade agreements are never for one sector alone.

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I would love to help the textile sector, but at the same time, a big red flag is held by the automotive parts and automotive sector. They don't want to open up to the European Union.

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You can't hold the armed forces responsible for being firm with terrorists. We need to be firm with terrorists.

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Many countries which are no longer able to afford their public health systems, which have made certain promises within their countries to purchase from free market or from other economies, are approaching us seeking help with the supply of generic drugs, which is opening a very big room of opportunity for us.

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We value our relationship with U.S.A. and are engaged with them at various levels.

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