I want to succeed. And I want to succeed in the best way possible, without caring whether people call my actions leftist or rightist.

Being prime minister isn't the only job in life! As far as I'm concerned, I could live in a village and be satisfied.

In India you don't find propaganda against Pakistan. During the war there was a little of it, naturally, but even during the war we were able to control it. In fact the Pakistanis were astonished by this. There were prisoners in the camp hospitals who exclaimed, 'What? You're a Hindu doctor and you want to cure me?'

However, the treaty exists and it puts us in a different position toward the Soviet Union than the one we have toward other countries. Yes, the treaty exists. Nor does it exist on only one side. Look how w3e're situated geographically and you'll see that India is very important for the Soviet Union.

I don't mind if my life goes in the service of the nation. If I die, every drop of my blood will invigorate the nation.

I have certain objectives. They're the same objectives my father had to give people a higher standard of living, to do away with the cancer of poverty, to eliminate the consequences of economic backwardness.

There are only moments of happiness - from contentment to ecstacy.