In defence, 'Make in India' is happening in a big way, and it is not happening without orders coming from the ministry.

I respect the Forces... but civil services also have a contribution to make. They are there to bridge administration with Forces. They are critical, and I give credit to them. I don't claim to have done miracles in bridging it, but I have just said the two lines can go parallel.

We have heard the Chinese refer to the Shangri-La Dialogue speech at various points. You have a lot of articulations about the top leadership itself about what is the spirit of India-China relations. There is a very clear understanding between the two countries about the defence relationship.

The strategy of any party would be to see how best it can defeat the party in power.

Democracy without morality is impossible.

The crossroads of science and politics is a dodgy place.

It will take years to bring Iraq the democracy it deserves.

If everyone on the Court always voted for the prosecution against the defendant, for the corporation against the plaintiffs, and for the government against the condemned, a vital spark of American democracy would be extinguished.