In a world in which technology is changing at such a fast pace, where demand conditions change very fast, we need to look at a more innovative mechanism to cut down on this rigmarole of many tiers of decision-making processes.

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

The essence of Hinduism is that the path may be different, but the goal is the same.

I'm a small person put in this big chair.

If you don't have a functioning financial system the world economy won't be revived. All the major economies have their responsibility to assist at a pace which is required to clean up the balance sheet of the banking system and to ensure that credit flows are resumed.

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

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