In fact the communists gained strength in India when the people thought my party was moving to the right. And they were correct.

The International Control Commission isn't doing anything, it's never done anything. What good does it do to be on it or not? Before opening the embassy in Hanoi, I gave it a lot of thought, but it wasn't really a painful decision. American policy in Vietnam is what it is, in Saigon the situation is anything but normal, and I'm happy to have done what I did.

Sometimes friends are dangerous. We must be very careful about the help friends give us.

The life I've had, the difficulties, the hardships, the pain I've suffered since I was a child. It's a great privilege to have led a difficult life, and many people in my generation have had this privilege - I sometimes wonder if young people today aren't deprived of the dramas that shaped us.

I refuse to indulge in small talk. And compliments, if at all, I save for after the job is done.

Opportunities are not offered. They must be wrested and worked for. And this calls for perseverance... and courage.

The Indians and Pakistanis are literally brothers.