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

China's influence is bound to rise.

I do recognize that India has to be the center, the hub of activity as far as the knowledge economy is concerned.

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

I sincerely hope that whatever influence the United States has in Pakistan, it will convince Pakistan that using terrorism as an instrument of state policy has no place in the world that we want to build.

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

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.