Democracy is about non-arbitrary decisions. Democracy is about spreading decisions; it is not about destroying processes.

It doesn't matter how much wisdom you have. If you don't have position, you have nothing. That's the tragedy of India.

We are all aware that corruption is pervasive. It operates at every level. The poor may carry its greatest burden, but it is an affliction that every Indian is desperate to be rid of.

India absorbs things; India's not a divisive place.

Millions of Indians are brimming with energy.

If I am incompetent, I am useless, the people of India will see that.