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.

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

The administrative control of the government remains everywhere. You cant have a government within the country and not have control over everything thats happening in the country... Even in the Election Commission there is some extent of administrative control.

If we send industrialists to jail, we would be discouraging investment.

We should not underestimate the ability of people to do wrong if they want to do so.

We wish Pakistan both stability and security we expect them to understand our legitimate concerns of preventing people from using its soil to inflict problem in India.

The world is waiting for us, the world wants to engage with us, the world wants to be friendly with us, the world wants to be our partner in prosperity, and the world admires India in many ways.

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

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