Terrorists had the advantage of surprise.

What we need is a dialogue amongst civilizations.

Meaningful solutions to the problems of mass poverty that prevails in India I believe can only be found in the framework of an expanding economy.

India has, of course, aspirations of getting out of its poverty, ignorance, and disease which still afflict millions of people. But I do believe that we have something to offer to the rest of the world, including the United States.

Let me say that I think the economic history of the last 150 years clearly shows that if you want to industrialize a country in a short period, let us say 20 years, and you don't have a well-developed private sector, entrepreneurial class, then central planning is important.

Nobody should be allowed to tinker with democracy. We will not discontinue the good works of the past government.

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