Together, with international unity and resolve, we can meet the challenge of this international scourge,

Unity and secularism will be the motto of the government. We can't afford divisive polity in India.

Together with international unity and resolve we can meet the challenge of this global scourge and work to bring about an international law of zero tolerance for terrorism.

Unity and secularism will be the motto of the government. We can't afford divisive polity in India.

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.