In this land of the Ganga (Varanasi), there was education of culture. But, more importantly, there was a culture of education.

We want to enable Start-Ups and make India no 1 in this field. Start-Up India and Stand-Up India!

Since Day 1, we have maintained that ours is a Government dedicated to the poor and will continue to work dedicatedly for the welfare of the poor.

It is my firm belief that the solution to all problems lies in dialogue. Earlier, it was believed that force indicates power. Now, power must come through the strength of ideas and the effective dialogue.

Good governance is treating development as a mass movement in order to see that fruits of development reach the poor and the downtrodden.

The Prime Minister and the Chief Ministers are one team. The Cabinet Ministers and the State Ministers are another team. The Civil Servants at the Centre and the States are yet another team. This is the only way we can successfully develop India.

There is no question in the fact that India has a global responsibility, and the coming "Gyan Yug" would see India play a pivotal role, using the strengths of its democracy and demographic dividend.