I have always believed that the ultimate purpose of economic policies and development policy is to meet the basic needs of our people. And for that, we need a fast-expanding economy.

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

I recognize the United States is a superpower. It has various interests. It has to balance various things.

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

India happens to be a rich country inhabited by very poor people.

Democracy is good for world peace.

India's future lies in being an open society, an open polity, a functioning democracy respecting all fundamental human freedoms, accepting the rule of law and, at the same time, to emerge as a successful, internationally competitive market economy.