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

I have a vision of India-an India free of hunger and fear, an India free of illiteracy and want.

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

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

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

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

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.