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.

We are a mixed economy. We will remain a mixed economy. The public and private sector will continue to play a very important role. The private sector in our country has very ample scope and I am confident that India's entrepreneurs have the capacity, and the will to rise to the occasion.

The premature migration of very large numbers of people from rural areas to urban areas can give rise to a lot of strains to the urban infrastructure, which can also create problems of crime - law-and-order problems.

No power on earth can stop an idea whose time has come.

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

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

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