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

Economic policy and decision making do not function in a political vacuum.

Nobody should be allowed to tinker with democracy. We will not discontinue the good works of the past government.

I believe that without looking at each other as rivals or as competitors, in a democratic India, operating in the framework of an open economy, an open society has, I think, some significance for developing countries, not only in Asia but outside Asia.

I have to do my duty, whatever task is allotted to me.

We are a coalition government, and that limits our options in some ways. Privatization happens to be one such area.

If the economy is not expanding, the redistribution of income becomes a zero-sum game. And therefore, all the class struggle - and it becomes much more vicious.