Nirmala Sitharaman
Politician
1959-08-18
Quotes by Nirmala Sitharaman
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It will be a priority for me to ensure the smooth and speedy implementation of defence deals and projects.
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On shipbuilding, on submarine building, warship building, coastal surveillance or small vessel building, we have both public and private sector. The capacities have really been scaled up, and the skill sets, hi-tech skill sets, have been acquired.
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A new procurement policy had to be brought in 2016. Subsequent to it, procurement has gone up rapidly.
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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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Nobody has a right to call me or the prime minister a thief and a liar.
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Free trade agreements are never for one sector alone.
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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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The challenge we face as a government is meeting expectations - not specific expectations, but the larger expectations: things that need to be changed and that Narendra Modi will do it as though he has a magic wand.
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