There was a research I think team, which conducted a survey about what Indians think of Americans, and 71 percent I believe said, well, I think all the nice things about our working together with the United States. But there are people I think that are old mind-sets, who still I think remain mired in the Cold War ideology.

I'm a small person put in this big chair.

India was a late comer to industrialization, and as such, we have contributed very little to the accumulation of greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. But we are determined to be part of the solution to the problem.

I can assure you we are a responsible nuclear power.

We all know the epicentre of terrorism in the world today is Pakistan. The world community has to come to grips with this harsh reality.

If the economy is growing fast, there is call for a distributing income from the rich to the poor to to put in place social safety nets.

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