“Unity and secularism will be the motto of the government. We can't afford divisive polity in India.”

“We got government off the backs of the people of India, particularly off the backs of India's entrepreneurs. We introduced more competition, both internal competition and external competition. We simplified and rationalized the tax system. We made risk-taking much more attractive.”

“We are a coalition government, and that limits our options in some ways. Privatization happens to be one such area.”

“Unity and secularism will be the motto of the government. We can't afford divisive polity in India.”

“I can assure you we are a responsible nuclear power.”

“A loser is one who has "given up on his dreams",so long as you are trying, you haven't lost yet!”