The 21st century is the century of knowledge. Knowledge, science and education will have the power and strength to embrace the entire universe.

Even when the views are contradictory, talks are the only way forward and problems should be resolved through dialogue.

Leave at night and you reach Australia next morning. But it took 28 years for an Indian PM to come to Australia!

Pro-active good governance aims beyond short-term requirement keeping in mind the long-term needs such as the use of clean technology and in preparedness and mitigating climate change fallout etc.

First, we need to focus government on the things that are required of the State. Second, we need to achieve competence in government so that the State delivers on the things it sets out to do.

Coming age is the age of knowledge. However rich, poor or powerful a country be, if they want to move ahead, only knowledge can lead them to that path.

The India-Nepal border should not be a barrier but a bridge which helps bring prosperity to both sides.