I think whatever I've done, I hope I've earned a footnote in India's long and tortuous history.

In a country where employment opportunities are not growing fast enough, the fear of change tends to be very acute.

China's influence is bound to rise.

My vision is to work for the relationship between India and Pakistan which would be like the relation between Canada and the United States.

Jawaharlal Nehru wanted India to develop close ties with China and learn from its experience.

India's infrastructure has to be modernized, has to be expanded at a rate which will I think be consistent with the growth requirements.

Protectionism has to be avoided. Protectionism is not only on goods but also in the area of services. Financial protectionism is also bad and should be avoided.