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.

India is the land of Buddha and Gandhi. Equal respect for all religions must be in the DNA of every Indian.

Let us build a SAARC satellite which we can dedicate to our neighbourhood, as a gift from India.

The biggest thing is that the people of the country have faith. That trust should never break. The public should have faith that this is the government they elected, and it's trying to work for their welfare with honesty and commitment. That's the biggest thing. If I can win the confidence of the people of India - not from my speeches - but by actions, then the power of 1.25 billion Indians will come together to take the country forward.

I still recall the excitement & patriotic fervour in Kargil when Tiger Hill was won.

I too was naughty as a child & played pranks. The child within us has to be kept alive because that child keeps us alive.

Whatever Language Pakistan understands India should teach in that language