I think that so many of our abilities to do things depend on interaction with each other.

Across the world, in Africa, Asia, Latin America, everywhere, there is a widespread recognition on the part of the parents, too, that the children's life will go much better by being educated. And that applies to girls as well as boys.

Anything that increases the voice of young women tends therefore to reduce the fertility rate.

I have not had any serious non-academic job.

I don’t think that India is much celebrated for its democracy. Democracy has been a very neglected commodity at home and abroad.

I'’m generally in favor of economic globalization. Having said that, it doesn’t always work and does not immediately work in the interest of all. There are sufferers.

Capability is just a concept of what is it we're looking at. Now how far we can go along that and what new capabilities become possible is something we have to judge.