The lessons of history would suggest that civilisations move in cycles. You can track that back quite far - the Babylonians, the Sumerians, followed by the Egyptians, the Romans, China. We're obviously in a very upward cycle right now, and hopefully that remains the case. But it may not.

Technology transforms people's lives. From mitigating poverty to simplifying processes, ending corruption to providing better services, technology is omnipresent. It has become the single-most important instrument of human progress.

The progress of India is the destiny of one-sixth of humanity. And it will also mean a world more confident of its prosperity and more secure about its future.

Human progress comes through the tireless efforts and the persistent work of dedicated individuals who are willing to be co-workers with God.

No technical knowledge can outweigh knowledge of the humanities.

I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. You can never be what you ought to be until I am what I ought to be.