India came to a halt during UPA rule, decisions not taken on time, says Narayana Murthy
2 years, 3 months ago

India came to a halt during UPA rule, decisions not taken on time, says Narayana Murthy

Firstpost  

During his interaction with young entrepreneurs and students at the Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad on Friday, Murthy expressed confidence that young minds can make India a worthy competitor of China, the world’s second largest economy Ahmedabad: Co-founder of IT giant Infosys, N R Narayana Murthy, has said that economic activities in India were “stalled” and decisions were not taken by the Manmohan Singh government in time in the Congress-led UPA-era. During his interaction with young entrepreneurs and students at the Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad on Friday, Murthy expressed confidence that young minds can make India a worthy competitor of China, the world’s second largest economy. The IT czar said when he left HSBC, India’s name hardly found a mention during meetings, while China’s name was taken nearly 30 times. “So, I think it is your responsibility to make people mention India’s name whenever they mention any other country’s name, particularly China.

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