India Has Remained A Full, Functioning Democracy.

I Am Convinced The Entrepreneurial Spirit Of The Indian People, If Allowed To Express Itself Freely In The Marketplace, India Will Be All Right.

My Top Most Priority Is To Deal With India's Massive Social And Economic Problems, So That Chronic Poverty, Ignorance And Disease Can Be Conquered In A Reasonably Short Period Of Time.

I Should Like To Express Our Profound Gratitude To The Americans Of Indian Origin. The Way They Have Conducted Themselves, The Way They Have Worked Hard To Carve Out A Niche For Themselves In The Silicon Valley, I Think This Has Also Given America A New Idea About What India Is Capable Of.

The Emergence Of India As A Major Global Power Is An Idea Whose Time Has Come.

[urbanization] Is The Inevitable Outcome Of The Processes Of Growth And The Processes Of Modernization.