The emergence of India as a major global power is an idea whose time has come. This is a legitimate ambition for China. This is a legitimate ambition for India. And the challenge for the humanity is to evolve a world system in which the legitimate ambitions of both our countries can find constructive expression without threatening anybody else.

I believe a large part of humanity will draw appropriate lessons from what is the wave of the future in the 21st century.

Because the Chinese insistence on one child, I think the proportion of older, non-working age population is going to rise sharply in China.

I think the proof of the pudding is in the eating.

India's growth rate will be accelerated, but in the process, America would also benefit.

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 think the modernization of Chinese economy and Chinese society is a prime concern.