Yes, he [Mahatma Gandhi] was a great man. However...between me and Gandhi there was never the understanding there was between me and my father.

When you look at the beginning of the actual war, it's not hard to recognize that the Pakistanis were the ones to attack.

You found an uncle on one side and a nephew on the other, a cousin here and a cousin there. Besides it's still true today. I'll tell you something else. There was a time when even two ambassadors to Switzerland, the one from India and the one from Pakistan, were two blood brothers. Oh, the Partition imposed on us by the British was so unnatural!

A nation' s strength ultimately consists in what it can do on its own, and not in what it can borrow from others.

To become capable, one must have faith in oneself.

Martyrdom does not end something, it only a beginning.

We must protect families, we must protect children, who have inalienable rights and should be loved, should be taken care of physically and mentally, and should not be brought into the world only to suffer.