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

The Bio-diversity Convention has not yielded any tangible benefits to the world's poor.

The overwhelming public sentiment in India was that no meaningful dialogue can be held with Pakistan until it abandons the use of terrorism as an instrument of its foreign policy.

There was an implicit conviction that the UN would be stronger than the sum of its constituent member-states.

We hope the world will act in the spirit of enlightened self-interest.

No state should be allowed to profess partnership with the global coalition against terror, while continuing to aid, abet and sponsor terrorism.

You can change friends but not neighbours.