The overwhelming public sentiment in India was that no meaningful dialogue can be held with Pakistan until it abandons the use of terrorism as an instrument of its foreign policy.
The UN's unique legitimacy flows from a universal perception that it pursues a larger purpose than the interests of one country or a small group of countries.
In the euphoria after the Cold War, there was a misplaced notion that the UN could solve every problem anywhere.
No state should be allowed to profess partnership with the global coalition against terror, while continuing to aid, abet and sponsor terrorism.
The Bio-diversity Convention has not yielded any tangible benefits to the world's poor.
Global interdependence today means that economic disasters in developing countries could create a backlash on developed countries.
As we talk with candour, we open the doors to new possibilities and new areas of cooperation in advance in democracy, in combating terrorism, in energy and environment, science and technology and international peacekeeping.
Terrorism has become a festering wound. It is an enemy of humanity.
I would like that no citizen of the state feels alone and helpless. The entire nation is with them.
My government is committed to carrying out electoral reforms. It is our firm resolve to keep criminal elements away from power.
Ours is a multi-religious country, a multi-lingual country; we have many different modes of worship. We believe in peaceful and harmonious co-existence.
We believe in equal respect for all faiths.
We need to convert the extraordinary goodwill between India and Russia into a thriving, visible, vigorous, and mutually beneficial economic relationship.
Neither India nor Russia perceives a threat from the strength of the other. Each sees a benefit for itself in the increased political and economic strength of the other.
The BJP regards Muslims as Indians and human beings.
I prefer to die rather than eat beef.
I am contesting elections since 1952, but never did I throw mud.
Though I stay in Delhi, I often think about Himachal.
Our frequent initiatives to normalise relations with Pakistan are not a sign of our weakness; rather, they are an indication of our commitment to peace.
Violence does not contribute to anything.
