India has no dearth of brave young men and women and if they get the opportunity and help then we can compete with other nations in space exploration and one of them will fulfil her dreams.

Global interdependence today means that economic disasters in developing countries could create a backlash on developed countries.

Did Indira Gandhi ask for somebody's permission to carry out the test in 1974?

You can change friends but not neighbours.

The UN's unique legitimacy flows from a universal perception that it pursues a larger purpose than the interests of one country or a small group of countries.

We do not believe that a nuclear war should be fought, and we do not believe that a nuclear war can be won.

In the euphoria after the Cold War, there was a misplaced notion that the UN could solve every problem anywhere.