BRICS must provide a united and clear voice in shaping a peaceful, balanced and stable world. We must harness each other's strengths, in knowledge, skills and resources.

Many governments have faced the proposal of One Rank One Pension but no solution has been found yet.

We live in an inter-dependent world. An isolated India is not in our interest.

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

I'm fortunate that I was introduced to the world of yoga and pranayama at an early age. That has been very useful to me. I always advise everyone to make this a part of their lives. Sometimes, we notice our mind works on one thing, the body on another, and time brings us in conflict. Yoga synchronizes the heart, the mind, and the body. That is Yoga.

Women have an important role in agriculture. We need to introduce technology, which will help us harness the potential of women in agriculture. We need to divide the agriculture sector into three parts- regular farming, farming of trees and animal husbandry. If we are able to do this, the contribution of our women will increase even more.

The Indian Railways will become the growth engine of the nation's 'Vikas Yatra'.