I look upon India-U.S. nuclear cooperation as an act of historic reconciliation.

My top most priority is to deal with India's massive social and economic problems, so that chronic poverty, ignorance and disease can be conquered in a reasonably short period of time.

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

I do believe that the future of civilization belongs to those who would lay emphasis on working together instead of talking about clash of civilizations.

India is a functioning democracy despite its extreme poverty, India has stayed the course.

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 am convinced the entrepreneurial spirit of the Indian people, if allowed to express itself freely in the marketplace, India will be all right.