Protectionism has to be avoided. Protectionism is not only on goods but also in the area of services. Financial protectionism is also bad and should be avoided.

I believe all societies, all thriving societies of the future are going to be multicultural societies.

Unity and secularism will be the motto of the government. We can't afford divisive polity in India.

I can assure you we are a responsible nuclear power.

If the economy grows enough, fast enough, the tech system should be modernized so that the tax revenues rise fast enough also, and we should put more money in education.

The emergence of India as a major global power is an idea whose time has come.

70 percent of India's imports of oil and oil products are imported from abroad. There is uncertainty about supply. There is uncertainty about prices. And that hurts India's development.