India has remained a full, functioning democracy.

I do believe that the future of civilization belongs to those who would lay emphasis on working together instead of talking about clash of civilizations.

No nation, no society, no community can hold its head high and claim to be part of the civilized world if it condones the practice of discriminating against one half of humanity represented by women.

If we have access to nuclear energy, that adds to our maneuverability in ensuring energy security as India marches on, on the path to accelerated development.

If Pakistan honors in letter and in spirit the commitment that it gave to Mr. Vajpayee in 2004, that Pakistan territory will not be used for promoting terrorist acts against India, the sky is the limit of cooperation between our two countries. Basically, we are the same people. There are ties of religion. There are ties of language. There are ties of culture.

I believe whether it is the United States or Europe, they will all end up as multicultural societies.

I don't see, I think, any problems between India and the United States.