I think the Chinese do have visions of being a great power. And I think it's legitimate. And I don't see that that's a danger to us.

I look upon India-U.S. nuclear cooperation as an act of historic reconciliation.

I should like to express our profound gratitude to the Americans of Indian origin. The way they have conducted themselves, the way they have worked hard to carve out a niche for themselves in the Silicon Valley, I think this has also given America a new idea about what India is capable of.

I do recognize that India has to be the center, the hub of activity as far as the knowledge economy is concerned.

I believe all societies, all thriving societies of the future are going to be multicultural societies.

India's future lies in being an open society, an open polity, a functioning democracy respecting all fundamental human freedoms, accepting the rule of law and, at the same time, to emerge as a successful, internationally competitive market economy.

70 percent of India's imports of oil and oil products are imported from abroad. There is uncertainty about supply. There is uncertainty about prices. And that hurts India's development.