There is not enough funding for basic sciences in India. We have to invest in a big way, and I am pushing that idea.

India has to be transformed into a developed nation, a prosperous nation and a healthy nation, with a value system.

In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.

Tell me, why is the media here so negative? Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognise our own strengths, our achievements? We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why?

India can live without nuclear weapons. That's our dream, and it should be the dream of the U.S. also.

Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength.