India's infrastructure has to be modernized, has to be expanded at a rate which will I think be consistent with the growth requirements.

A politician before he can become a statesman has to remain in office long enough.

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

The premature migration of very large numbers of people from rural areas to urban areas can give rise to a lot of strains to the urban infrastructure, which can also create problems of crime - law-and-order problems.

Pakistan should be a moderate Islamic state. That it should be a prosperous country is in India's interests, and it is in the world's interests.

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.

Jawaharlal Nehru wanted India to develop close ties with China and learn from its experience.