If you believe in truth and cared enough to obtain it, you had to be prepared actively to suffer for it.

Hindu fundamentalism is a contradiction in terms, since Hinduism is a religion without fundamentals; there is no such thing as a Hindu heresy. How dare a bunch of goondas shrink the soaring majesty of the Vedas and the Upanishads to the petty bigotry of their brand of identity politics?

Im not a techno-determinist. I believe we need to improve our existing human resources, and technology can only be a complement.

If you believe in truth and cared enough to obtain it, you had to be prepared actively to suffer for it.

India has been born and reborn scores of times, and it will be reborn again. India is forever, and India is forever being made.

India shaped my mind, anchored my identity, influenced my beliefs, and made me who I am. ... India matters to me and I would like to matter to India.

Universality of the UN is a worthwhile thing in its own self because it means that every country belongs, feels it has a stake, and participates, rather than going away and finding other methods of conducting international relations.