I pray for that moment in which I think we can claim to the world that we are now in a different, new era of Indo-American relationship of trust, of working together, partnership strengthened both by our commitment to common values, and also the identity of interests.

If the economy is not expanding, the redistribution of income becomes a zero-sum game. And therefore, all the class struggle - and it becomes much more vicious.

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 do believe that India is a unique case. And you need I think exceptional skills I think to incorporate Indian into the world nuclear order.

India's political system also would need to be modernized.

We are a coalition government, and that limits our options in some ways. Privatization happens to be one such area.

The emergence of India as a major global power is an idea whose time has come.