India's saving rate will go up. India's investment rate will go up. And I believe that's a plus point.

The first and foremost priority is to finish the unfinished task which the founding fathers of India set out for us at the time of our independence: to get rid of chronic poverty, ignorance, and disease, which have afflicted millions and millions of our people.

Democracy is good for everybody.

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.

There may be a difference of the pace at which India moves, but there should be no doubt whatsoever about the direction in which India is going to move in years to come.

The Chinese economy is growing at the rate of 9 percent; the Indian economy growing at the rate of 8 percent - enormous I think opportunities for two-way flow of trade, technology and investment.

The United States and India can work together.