Creative universities are bedrock of every developed nation's S&T strategy.
— Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Quiet diplomacy is far more effective than public posturing.
Our objective should be to firmly deal with terrorism and its sponsors, financiers, and arms suppliers. At the same time, our doors should always be open for processes which would restore peace, development, and progress to societies which have been devastated by terrorism over many generations.
Violence does not contribute to anything.
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.
Himachal is my second home.
The BJP regards Muslims as Indians and human beings.
Let no one challenge India's secularism.
India was secular even when Muslims hadn't come here and Christians hadn't set foot on this soil. It is not as if India became secular after they came. They came with their own modes of worship, and they, too, were given a place of honor and respect. They had the freedom to worship God as per their wish and inclination.
My government is committed to carrying out electoral reforms. It is our firm resolve to keep criminal elements away from power.
Members of India's diaspora, living in distant lands of the world, my good wishes to all of you. You may be far away from India, but you are always close to our hearts.
Global interdependence today means that economic disasters in developing countries could create a backlash on developed countries.
No state should be allowed to profess partnership with the global coalition against terror, while continuing to aid, abet and sponsor terrorism.
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.
We believe that the United States and the rest of the international community can play a useful role by exerting influence on Pakistan to put a permanent and visible end to cross-border terrorism against India.
People who ask us when we will hold talks with Pakistan are perhaps not aware that over the last 55 years, every initiative for a dialogue with Pakistan has invariably come from India.
For development, peace is essential.
Our words, actions, and diplomatic efforts should be aimed at trying to achieve pragmatic goals rather than creating rhetorical effect.
India has a consistent and well-known position on terrorism. We oppose all acts of terrorism, wherever they occur. We have repeatedly said that no cause can justify violence and destruction, particularly aimed at civilians.
Free and fair elections have again demonstrated that Jammu and Kashmir is part of India, and the people want to remain with it.
We believe in resolving all disputes peacefully.
I am contesting elections since 1952, but never did I throw mud.
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.
We believe in equal respect for all faiths.
I dream of an India that is prosperous, strong and caring. An India, that regains a place of honour in the comity of great nations.
I would like that no citizen of the state feels alone and helpless. The entire nation is with them.
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.
Poverty is multidimensional. It extends beyond money incomes to education, health care, political participation and advancement of one's own culture and social organisation.
In the euphoria after the Cold War, there was a misplaced notion that the UN could solve every problem anywhere.
There was an implicit conviction that the UN would be stronger than the sum of its constituent member-states.
You can change friends but not neighbours.
We want peace to be permanent.
In Indonesia, Malaysia, wherever Muslims are living, they don't want to live in harmony.
I believe India and Israel should focus on building bilateral relations on the basis of shared perspectives and commonalities between our two democracies. This has to be a forward-looking exercise rather than harking back to perceptions of the past.
We should always care for the minorities and be attentive towards their welfare.
Though I stay in Delhi, I often think about Himachal.
I prefer to die rather than eat beef.
We need to convert the extraordinary goodwill between India and Russia into a thriving, visible, vigorous, and mutually beneficial economic relationship.
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.
I have a vision of India: an India free of hunger and fear, an India free of illiteracy and want.
Terrorism has become a festering wound. It is an enemy of humanity.
We hope the world will act in the spirit of enlightened self-interest.
The Bio-diversity Convention has not yielded any tangible benefits to the world's poor.
The reality is that international institutions like the UN can only be as effective as its members allow it to be.
Our nuclear weapons are meant purely as a deterrent against nuclear adventure by an adversary.
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.
