What's called "liberal" in the intelectual culture means highly conformist to power, but mildly critical.

I have written occasionally on links between my scientific work and political thinking, but not much, because the links seem to me abstract and speculative.

It's very hard to look in the mirror. We all know this. It's much easier to have illusions about yourself. And in particular, when you think, well, I'm going to believe what I like, but I'll say what the powerful want, you do that over time, and you believe what you say.

I think that has a lot of dangers, as does government surveillance, which is way too high.

I don't like the intellectual label.

For those who stubbornly seek freedom, there can be no more urgent task than to come to understand the mechanisms and practices of indoctrination.

Another problem is the confrontation with India. Pakistan just cannot survive if it continues to do so (continue this confrontation).