If we have access to nuclear energy, that adds to our maneuverability in ensuring energy security as India marches on, on the path to accelerated development.

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

I think there are enormous possibilities. And today there are no I think barriers to increased cooperation with India and the United States.

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.

We are a mixed economy. We will remain a mixed economy. The public and private sector will continue to play a very important role. The private sector in our country has very ample scope and I am confident that India's entrepreneurs have the capacity, and the will to rise to the occasion.

A new India which realizes its destiny in the framework of an open society, in the framework of an open economy, respecting all fundamental human freedoms great respect for pluralistic, inclusive value system. I think that's what unites India and the United States. And I do hope that working together, our two countries can write a new chapter in the history of our relationship.

Ethical and responsible behavior needs to become the cornerstone of corporate behavior