From experience I can say that we can make our nation corruption free. Only promises won't help...Irade Nek Hone Chahiye.

India is once again ready to play the role of 'Vishvaguru' and work towards the benefit of mankind.

I regularly interact with officers over tea; it is part of my working style.

Ladakh's Prakash, Paryavaran, Paryatan are a strength for both J&K and India.

It is my absolute belief that Indians have unlimited talent. I have no doubt about our capabilities. I have a lot of faith in the entrepreneurial nature of our 1.25 billion people. There is a lot of capability. And I have a clear road-map to channel it.

I'm not the "not-working" type. I derive pleasure from my work. Work gives me relaxation too. Every moment I am thinking of something new: making a new plan, new ways to work. In the same way that a scientist draws pleasure from long hours in the laboratory, I draw pleasure in governance, in doing new things and bringing people together. That pleasure is sufficient for me.

It is a tribute to Indian democracy that a person from a poor family, an ordinary family, is today addressing the nation from the Red Fort.