Despite deficit rains, we have been successful in bringing down the inflation down from double digits to 3-4%

We heard of White & Green Revolution but now we need a Blue Revolution & harness the potential in fisheries sector.

My central focus is creating employment for the ordinary citizen.

No form, no manifestation of knowledge, is senseless.

India and Fiji have many shared values, and it is the responsibility of both the countries to strengthen those values.

Earlier the world was bi polar. Foreign policy would be centered around two super powers. India was a little late in realizing that this bi polar situation was for namesake. Now the entire world, in changed circumstances, especially in 21st century, it is more interdependent and inter connected, earlier, the foreign policy was possible between governments, but today it is not possible just between governments. Government relations are important but increasing people to people contact is equally important. There's been a shift in paradigm.

We don't only want to make robots in universities; we want to create good humans. We can't shape a world only with the help of robots made out of technical know-how. We can't be useful to humankind if there are no sentiments in life.