Sushma Swaraj

“This is the era of television and media. If you do not raise issues, then people say that the MLA does not speak in the House. You have to play an effective role in the assembly. Raise issues related to your area.”

“We attach high priority to India's relations with Israel.”

“The India-China relationship is an important relationship for both of our countries.”

“The world's biggest challenge comes from the threats of climate change and terrorism. In India's case, terrorism is not bred in some faraway land but from across our border.”

“History proves that those who seed extremist ideologies reap a bitter harvest.”

“We see West Asia as part of our extended neighbourhood.”

“India has been a longstanding and reliable development partner of Bangladesh.”

“If the U.N. is ineffective, the whole concept of multilateralism will collapse.”

“If things happen for the good, I say that Lord Krishna wished it so, and if anything goes against me, even then I say Lord Krishna wanted it to happen that way.”

“I am a personal advocate of strong ties between India and Israel, so I am very happy to see that our relations are progressing so well in all fields of our engagement.”

“A leader is not born out of the blue. You have to know the pulse of the people from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and from Gujarat to Guwahati. You have to relate yourself with them, and only then does one become a leader.”

“We must be prepared to extract costs for those who sponsor and support terrorists, who provide them sanctuary, and who, despite their own claimed victimhood, continue to make the false distinction between good and bad terrorists.”

“Knowledge in Sanskrit will go a long way in finding solutions to the contemporary problems like global warming, unsustainable consumption, civilisational clash, poverty, terrorism, etc.”

“Being a longstanding partner of the Arab world, we in India are also deeply concerned with the rise of fanaticism, extremism, and terrorism in parts of the region.”

“The home ministry's role should be focused. There are so many items under it today; it has to look after even official languages. There should be a minister looking after internal security, and the remaining things should go under another ministry. Things like official languages can be looked after by the human resources development ministry.”

“India and the U.S. stand together in upholding an international rules-based system that has benefited all nations.”

“We have to pick up people's issues within and outside Parliament and give a voice to their pain and problems and come across as a party which understands this.”

“I was born in Ambala Cantt., but my parents belong to Palwal.”

“Sanskrit language and the subjects in Sanskrit are both vital alike.”

“I served as the chairman of the India-Israel Parliamentary Friendship Group for three years, during which I also had the pleasure of visiting Israel.”