Monday, November 23, 2009

India can't be a 'carbon copy' of China: PM

STAFF WRITER 19:36 HRS IST

Washington, Nov 23 (PTI) Unfazed by China's great leap forward, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that India, a "functioning democracy" cannot be a "carbon copy" of its communist neighbour.

"Well, I have no hesitation in saying that I think development in India cannot be a carbon copy of what happens in China. And the Chinese system is very different," Singh said when asked during an interview with CNN about China's high growth and eye-popping infrastructure development speed.

"We are a functioning democracy. And even if you want to acquire land, I think you run into serious problems, and there's for - of operating a democracy. And democracy is slow-moving.

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