Democracies don't go to war.

My vision is to work for the relationship between India and Pakistan which would be like the relation between Canada and the United States.

If the economy is not expanding, the redistribution of income becomes a zero-sum game. And therefore, all the class struggle - and it becomes much more vicious.

If the economy grows enough, fast enough, the tech system should be modernized so that the tax revenues rise fast enough also, and we should put more money in education.

If the economy is growing fast, there is call for a distributing income from the rich to the poor to to put in place social safety nets.

I am not very good at statistics. I am also a poor thinker.

The essence of Hinduism is that the path may be different, but the goal is the same.

Jawaharlal Nehru wanted India to develop close ties with China and learn from its experience.

I can assure you we are a responsible nuclear power.

Terrorists had the advantage of surprise.

China's influence is bound to rise.

China is very important. The future growth of China, China's influence is bound to rise.

I think whatever I've done, I hope I've earned a footnote in India's long and tortuous history.

The emergence of India as a major global power is an idea whose time has come.

I recognize the United States is a superpower. It has various interests. It has to balance various things.

I don't see, I think, any problems between India and the United States.

The United States and India can work together.

I think the modernization of Chinese economy and Chinese society is a prime concern.

Democracy is good for world peace.