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.

India's growth rate will be accelerated, but in the process, America would also benefit.

I don't see, I think, any problems between India and the United States.

If the economy is growing fast, there is call for a distributing income from the rich to the poor to to put in place social safety nets.

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

We all know the epicentre of terrorism in the world today is Pakistan. The world community has to come to grips with this harsh reality.

Democracy is good for world peace.