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Thoughts of Narendra Modi: as gleaned from his speech at India Today conclave

New Delhi: Following are a few gems from Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi's speech at the India Today conclave on Saturday , where he spoke about privatization of Railways and on sundry other issues :



--"India has two big strengths in its competition against China. Demographic dividend and democratic dividend are the factors that will ensure this is the century of India and not China."

--"As a philosophy, I believe government has no business doing business. I believe the state should focus on activities like building hospitals rather than getting involved in business.'