We are not a country that subscribes to policing any part of the world. The areas we are comfortable with are capacity building, intelligence sharing, exchange of ships, call on each other's ports, joint training and exercises.

People can defame anyone they like, people can write anything they like. But non-accountability is a part of modern Indian culture.

You have to trust your government. Don't let every scar, every wart, every hiccup condemn the whole body.

In international relations, in foreign policy, a great deal has to do with historical circumstances, a great deal has to do with the sense and perception of people.

Business and politics have a wholesome and an unwholesome interface. You have to eliminate the unwholesome interface.

In democracy, every election is a learning process. You learn from every election, the one that you win and the one that you lose. And then you prepare for the next one.

Generally, it is human endeavour to have young people lead, and you see that in public life in the U.S. and everywhere.