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

Unity and secularism will be the motto of the government. We can't afford divisive polity in India.

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.

Democracy is good for world peace.

I think whatever I've done, I hope I've earned a footnote in India's long and tortuous history.

If certain facilities, local facilities have to be arranged, the local authorities have to come. And that makes the Indian system slow moving, Indian administrative system slow moving.

I have always believed India is a country blessed by God with enormous entrepreneurial skills.