Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Quotes

• Global interdependence today means that economic disasters in developing countries could create a backlash on developed countries.
  submitted by - Amit Rank
• In the euphoria after the Cold War, there was a misplaced notion that the UN could solve every problem anywhere.
  submitted by - Akshya Dhiman
• No state should be allowed to profess partnership with the global coalition against terror, while continuing to aid, abet and sponsor terrorism.
  submitted by - Amit Kher
• Our nuclear weapons are meant purely as a deterrent against nuclear adventure by an adversary.
  submitted by - Vaibhav Dhiman
• 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.
  submitted by - Mandy John
• Poverty is multidimensional. It extends beyond money incomes to education, health care, political participation and advancement of one's own culture and social organisation.
  submitted by - Amit Kher
• The Bio-diversity Convention has not yielded any tangible benefits to the world's poor.
  submitted by - Amitabh Dhiman
• 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.
  submitted by - Soha Ali
• The reality is that international institutions like the UN can only be as effective as its members allow it to be.
  submitted by - Amit Kher
• The UN's unique legitimacy flows from a universal perception that it pursues a larger purpose than the interests of one country or a small group of countries.
  submitted by - Rokit Sharma
• There was an implicit conviction that the UN would be stronger than the sum of its constituent member-states.
  submitted by - Amitabh Dhiman
• 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.
  submitted by - Amit Rank
• You can change friends but not neighbours.
  submitted by - New ID
• We hope the world will act in the spirit of enlightened self-interest.
  submitted by - Sandeep Sandeep Singh
• A much better international system of information exchange and intelligence sharing needs to be devised to prevent terrorists from evading capture, simply by crossing national borders.
  submitted by - Vaibhav Dhiman
• After September 11th, there was international recognition that the problem of terrorism was not confined to Afghanistan.
  submitted by - Amit Kher
• Broadly speaking, Pakistan knows where al Qaeda and the Taliban are.
  submitted by - Sandeep Sandeep Singh
• For the agenda of globalization, Cancun was a disappointment..
  submitted by - Sandeep Sandeep Singh
• I am confident that the momentum in our bilateral relations will be sustained by our deepening political understanding and the expanding range of our economic interactions.
  submitted by - Chotu Dhiman
• I did not rule out the possibility of war with Pakistan. Until the last minute, we were hoping that wiser counsels would prevail and there would be no confrontation.
  submitted by - Sanjeev Dhiman
• I would also like to point out to the President of Pakistan that he should not confuse the legitimate aspiration for equality of nations with outmoded concepts of military parity.
  submitted by - Aksh Dhiman
• If Pakistan implements the assurances given to us, a new beginning can be made.
  submitted by - Amit Kher
• In India, we still have an opportunity to prevent the AIDS epidemic from becoming as widespread and devastating as we see in Africa today.
  submitted by - Amit Kher
• India has been fighting terrorism for two decades. There was a recognition that terrorism is a worldwide menace and must be tackled.
  submitted by - Amit Kher
• It is Pakistan's responsibility to stop terrorists from disturbing the elections.
  submitted by - Amit Kher
• No meaningful dialogue can be held with Pakistan until it abandons the use of terrorism as an instrument of its foreign policy.
  submitted by - Soha Ali
• Once a dialogue resumes, it is for India and Pakistan to resolve issues between them to mutual satisfaction.
  submitted by - Mandy John
• Once this terrorism ends, India would be happy to resume its dialogue with Pakistan on all aspects of bilateral relations.
  submitted by - Amit Sana
• Our relations need further strengthening through augmentation of trade and investment flows and increased market access for Indian products.
  submitted by - Amit Rank
• Pakistan is not interested in having elections.
  submitted by - Amit Kher
• Political compulsions force us to meet the aspirations of our people quickly even as we subject ourselves to newer and more rigid international standards and norms.
  submitted by - Nicky Status
• Significant progress was made at Johannesburg towards realization of sustainable development, but the entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change remains stalled.
  submitted by - Mandy John
• The elections will be held under the supervision of the central election commission. And we have made a commitment that the elections will be free and fair.
  submitted by - Amit Kher
• The Iraq issue has inevitably generated a debate on the functioning and the efficacy of the Security Council and of the UN itself.
  submitted by - Amit Kher
• 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.
  submitted by - Amit Kher
• The terrorist organizations operating in Kashmir are closely linked to al Qaeda and other jihadi organizations directly supported by Pakistan.
  submitted by - Adline Systems