That background helped me a lot, because it taught me to fend for myself from a very early age, and to be responsible. It was an upheaval of an upbringing, which seems to have worked, I guess.

While on one hand, terrorism continues to be a serious threat to global peace and security, on the other hand, cyber, maritime and space are emerging as new theatres of conflict. On all these issues, I will stress that global action must match global ambition.

No one can understand my conflict who has not looked into the eyes of those he loves, knowing that he has no alternative but to take a dangerous stand that leaves them tormented.

Everybody's at war with different things...I'm at war with my own heart sometimes.

My father rebelled ferociously against his conservative upbringing where his father physically abused him.

We shall have to take the responsibility for world collaboration, or we shall have to bear the responsibility for another world conflict.