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The quote says that Obama began from a more advantaged position than Manmohan Singh and did not have as steep an upward climb. It suggests that comparisons between the two should account for different starting points and different levels of difficulty in their rise.
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About Sanjaya Baru
Indian political commentator and policy analyst
Sanjaya Baru is an Indian political commentator and policy analyst. He served in senior public and institutional roles, including as media advisor and chief spokesperson in the Prime Minister's Office under Manmohan Singh from 2004 to 2008. He later served as Secretary General of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry until his resignation in April 2018, and before that was Director for Geo-Economics and Strategy at the International Institute of Strategic Studies. His work sits at the intersection of politics, policy, and economics.
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