I think the modernization of Chinese economy and Chinese society is a prime concern.

Life is never free of contradictions

The death of distance. There is hardly any middle class family in India who doesn't have a son, a daughter, a son-in-law, a brother, a brother-in-law in the United States. That is a very powerful new bond.

Unity and secularism will be the motto of the government. We can't afford divisive polity in India.

I sincerely believe what happens in India has, I think, lessons, morals for the future evolution of humankind in the 21st century.

China is not I think a country which does not regulate, but there is a difference between the Chinese system and the Indian system.

We should put more money in health. We should put more money in devising credible social safety nets for the poor.