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“The fight against terrorism is not a confrontation against any religion.”
“As a mature and responsible nation, one of India's foreign policy interests is to evolve a regional architecture based on the twin principles of shared security and shared prosperity.”
“The question the electorate asks is: 'What can you do for us? Are you just using us to defeat somebody because you have a personal grievance?'”
“These nations, in which U.N. designated terrorists roam freely, lead processions, and deliver their poisonous sermons of hate with impunity, are as culpable as the very terrorists they harbour. Such countries should have no place in the comity of nations.”
“My best and most trustworthy friend is my husband. I trust him more than I trust myself.”
“In our midst, there are nations that still speak the language of terrorism, that nurture it, peddle it, and export it. To shelter terrorists has become their calling card. We must identify these nations and hold them to account.”
“India is committed to working with SCO to strengthen our economic and investment ties.”
“Who can be a greater transgressor of human rights than a terrorist?”
“When two friends sit together, what do they want? They want to talk their hearts out to each other, share what they feel.”
“The cable law. Prasar Bharati. The Broadcasting Bill. These are all overlapping things.”
“The U.N. cannot be run by the 'I.' It only works by the 'We.'”
“Why did the Pakistani military attack us on behalf of JeM? You not only keep JeM on your soil but fund them, and when the victim country retaliates, you attack it on the terror outfit's behalf.”
“The OIC has a huge responsibility and a great opportunity to lift humanity to a higher level of peace and prosperity and to make this planet a better place, not just for your people but for rest of the world.”
“The asanas that happen in yoga... namaz also has those kriyas.”
“India believes that the world is a family, and the best means of resolution is shared discourse. A family is shaped by love and is not transactional; a family is nurtured by consideration, not greed; a family believes in harmony not jealousy.”
“None from my family was in politics. I am a first-generation politician.”
“Sushma Swaraj has no personal ambition. I take things in my stride.”
“People often ask us what we get by our frequent travel to countries. I want to tell them we do not travel to have fun; we travel to build our relationship with other countries, and it is because of our ties with these countries that we were able to rescue 7,000 people from Yemen.”
“Our efforts are to be directed towards narrowing the gap between the study of shastras and science.”
“Terrorism and extremism bear different names and labels. It uses diverse causes. But in each case, it is driven by distortion of religion and a misguided belief in its power to succeed.”