New markets could be created by rural potentials, which could lead to rise in the employment.

There is not enough funding for basic sciences in India. We have to invest in a big way, and I am pushing that idea.

All the scientists and technologists should work in appropriate region, specifically the rural technologies, to transform Indian rural sector.

We should remember that there are nations which meet more than 30 to 60% of their power requirements through the nuclear power system.

The President’s post should not be politicised. Once a president is elected, he is above politics.

Every nation has to follow a certain policy: Commercial, trade, various other types of policies.

Over the years, I had nurtured the hope to be able to fly; to handle a machine as it rose higher and higher in the stratosphere was my dearest dream.

What is politics? Political system is equal to development politics plus political politics.

One lesson that every nation can learn from China is to focus more on creating village-level enterprises, quality health services and educational facilities.

It’s when children are 15, 16 or 17 that they decide whether they want to be a doctor, an engineer, a politician or go to the Mars or moon. That is the time they start having a dream, and that’s the time you can work on them. You can help them shape their dreams.

The government, whether state or central, is elected. That means we have a responsibility to elect the right kind of leaders.

Science has revealed that the human body is made up of millions and millions of atoms… For example, I am made up of 5.8×10 27 atoms.

Science is global. Einstein’s equation, E=mc2, has to reach everywhere. Science is a beautiful gift to humanity, we should not distort it. Science does not differentiate between multiple races.

Widespread use of antibiotics promotes the spread of antibiotic resistance. Smart use of antibiotics is the key to controlling its spread.

India’s trade deficit is because of excess of import over exports.

India should walk on her own shadow – we must have our own development model.

Medical costs are of concern, both in developing and developed countries.

While children are struggling to be unique, the world around them is trying all means to make them look like everybody else.

For 2,500 years, India has never invaded anybody.

For me, there are two types of people: the young and the experienced.