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

I have to do my duty, whatever task is allotted to me.

[Urbanization] is the inevitable outcome of the processes of growth and the processes of modernization.

Our vision is not just of economic growth, but also of a growth which would improve the life of the common man.

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.

I recognize the United States is a superpower. It has various interests. It has to balance various things.

India is a functioning democracy despite its extreme poverty, India has stayed the course.