Life is never free of contradictions.

Our vision is not just of economic growth, but also of a growth which would improve the life of the common man,

Two Truths of the World - Contradictions and Exceptions cannot be Falsified!

These terrorists wish to spread a sense of fear and suspicion among our peace-loving people,

Regional economic cooperation in South Asia has fallen far short of our expectations and the dreams of our founding fathers, ... It remains far behind more successful examples in both Asia and other regions of the world. I sincerely hope that SAFTA comes into force by January 1, 2006, but even this will represent only a modest beginning in terms of our goals.

We agreed that there can be no justification whatsoever for terrorism on any grounds, religious, political, ideological or any other,