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.

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

The salvation of the world ultimately lies in moving towards universal nuclear disarmament, but that's a long distance away.

Those who create wealth should be shown the greatest respect.

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.

I think there are enormous possibilities. And today there are no I think barriers to increased cooperation with India and the United States.

The Chinese have certain advantages. The fact that it's a single party government. But I do believe in the long run the fact that India is a functioning democracy committed to the rule of law. Our system is slow to move but I'm confident that once decisions are taken they are going to be far more durable.