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India was secular even when Muslims hadn't come here and Christians hadn't set foot on this soil. It is not as if India became secular after they came. They came with their own modes of worship, and they, too, were given a place of honor and respect. They had the freedom to worship God as per their wish and inclination.

You can change friends but not neighbours.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Poverty is multidimensional. It extends beyond money incomes to education, health care, political participation and advancement of one's own culture and social organisation.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Ours is a multi-religious country, a multi-lingual country; we have many different modes of worship. We believe in peaceful and harmonious co-existence.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

I prefer to die rather than eat beef.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

India has the sanction of her own past glory and future vision to become strong - in every sense of the term.

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Indian democracy's greatest strength is that we have always put the nation above politics.

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Empowering the individual means empowering the nation. And empowerment is best served through rapid economic growth with rapid social change.

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Global interdependence today means that economic disasters in developing countries could create a backlash on developed countries.

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I would like that no citizen of the state feels alone and helpless. The entire nation is with them.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

No state should be allowed to profess partnership with the global coalition against terror, while continuing to aid, abet and sponsor terrorism.

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The overwhelming public sentiment in India was that no meaningful dialogue can be held with Pakistan until it abandons the use of terrorism as an instrument of its foreign policy.

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India is a proud and sovereign country. We do not take any decisions under pressure from the U.S. or any other power.

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We believe that the United States and the rest of the international community can play a useful role by exerting influence on Pakistan to put a permanent and visible end to cross-border terrorism against India.

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My government is committed to carrying out electoral reforms. It is our firm resolve to keep criminal elements away from power.

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There was an implicit conviction that the UN would be stronger than the sum of its constituent member-states.

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Terrorism has become a festering wound. It is an enemy of humanity.

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India has a consistent and well-known position on terrorism. We oppose all acts of terrorism, wherever they occur. We have repeatedly said that no cause can justify violence and destruction, particularly aimed at civilians.

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Our nuclear weapons are meant purely as a deterrent against nuclear adventure by an adversary.

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The Bio-diversity Convention has not yielded any tangible benefits to the world's poor.

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Whatever understanding is reached with Pakistan has to be followed honestly, and everybody will have to rise above party politics and be actively committed to make India prosperous.

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In the euphoria after the Cold War, there was a misplaced notion that the UN could solve every problem anywhere.

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I believe India and Israel should focus on building bilateral relations on the basis of shared perspectives and commonalities between our two democracies. This has to be a forward-looking exercise rather than harking back to perceptions of the past.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

It is true that of all the states in India, Nagaland has a unique history. We are sensitive to this historical fact. But this uniqueness has in no way diminished the spirit of patriotism among the Naga people.

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We hope the world will act in the spirit of enlightened self-interest.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

The spending in science and technology need to be to increased.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Neither India nor Russia perceives a threat from the strength of the other. Each sees a benefit for itself in the increased political and economic strength of the other.

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I believe the gun is no solution to problems.

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People who ask us when we will hold talks with Pakistan are perhaps not aware that over the last 55 years, every initiative for a dialogue with Pakistan has invariably come from India.

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We want peace to be permanent.

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If Pakistan claims to be a crucial partner in the international coalition against terrorism, how can it continue to use terrorism as an instrument of state policy against India?

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The reality is that international institutions like the UN can only be as effective as its members allow it to be.

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Our frequent initiatives to normalise relations with Pakistan are not a sign of our weakness; rather, they are an indication of our commitment to peace.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

I am often accused of colluding with the British during the freedom struggle. I want to ask, how?

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I am contesting elections since 1952, but never did I throw mud.

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If the elections are a mere fraud, why are terrorists being trained and infiltrated into India at the command of the Inter-Services Intelligence Agency of Pakistan to kill election candidates and to intimidate voters?

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I have a vision of India: an India free of hunger and fear, an India free of illiteracy and want.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee