He who graduates the harshest school, succeeds. - Thucydides

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Indian manufacturing is constrained in its growth by the fact that it just can't ship goods in and out fast enough to compete with Chinese delivery time. India needs to really focus on this aspect if it is going to grow at anything above 7 percent.

Thucydides

He who graduates the harshest school, succeeds.

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