Atal Vajpayee Quotes (45 Quotes)

When the blood dries, the stains will remain and there will be a challenge to us, that we have to fight and defeat terrorism and we will take everyone's cooperation for this.

This proposal is not acceptable to us, ... Pakistan's nuclear program is India-specific, but we are not just worried about Pakistan. We are also concerned about the situation in countries around us.

In Madhya Pradesh we thought the incumbency factor would operate in our favor. But that has not happened so far,

The changes have been made to strengthen the party and for the smooth working of the government,

for over two decades now India has waged a virtually lonely struggle against terrorism.

The nation will miss him.

India has no dearth of brave young men and women and if they get the opportunity and help then we can compete with other nations in space exploration and one of them will fulfil her dreams,

Let us together commence a journey of peace, harmony and progress in South Asia.

fertile breeding ground for political unrest, economic chaos, and social fractures.

It has been decided to appoint a high commissioner in Pakistan and to restore civil aviation links,

Pakistan couldn't take Kashmir through wars. There should be no illusion that it could get it through supporting terrorism

Terrorism has to be countered in a global and comprehensive manner,

We are ready for talks, and we want to resolve the Kashmir issue, but the militants have to take a decision of their own,

We welcome every move towards lightening the shadow of the nuclear terror under which we live today,

Before there were many violent attacks and then the revenge for that is taken somewhere else and this violence continues -- this will have to be stopped.

The world community should understand that there is a limit to India's patience,

We're committed to the improvement of relations with Pakistan and are willing to grasp at every opportunity for doing so.

Pakistan has adopted cross-border terrorism as an instrument of state policy to further its hostility toward India,

The success of family welfare depends on giving women complete freedom with their lives. The need of the hour is that people should plan their families as per their convenience and get the bare minimum health facilities,

We have proved that India is neither a proliferation threat nor an exporter of sensitive nuclear or missile technology. This cannot be said to be true of all parties to the NPT,

It is true that the pace of economic growth has slowed in recent months, but this is temporary,

We want to continue talking and continue the process of peace with Pakistan,

My government has decided to give a rural bias to the economic policies,

Terrorism and dialogue cannot go together. Pakistan is not prepared to listen. The overwhelming sentiment in India is that no meaningful dialogue can be held until Pakistan abandons the use of terrorism,

The international community has agreed that no country will allow its soil to be used actively or passively to finance, shelter, arm, or train terrorist groups.

the urgent need to address the challenges of post-conflict Afghanistan.

In all, it will be a big reshuffle in the cabinet, ... The exercise is mainly to infuse vigor and rejuvenate.

Our neighbor claims to be in the global fight against terrorism, but it has double standards in this respect, ... It could not take Kashmir with war, so it started aiding cross-border terrorism.

it would contribute greatly to the friendship and cooperation between the two countries.

We will repulse each of their attacks, ... For the past two decades, we have been fighting terrorism, now the battle has reached its final phase.

I take this opportunity to appeal to all the political and nonpolitical organizations across the country to cooperate with government ... to maintain peace and communal harmony,

it will take some time.

How long will this bloodbath and violence continue This should stop now,

mistrust to trust, from discord to concord and from tension to peace.

Our goal is victory. It's time to wage a decisive battle.

This fear is unfounded, ... We are capable of preventing unnecessary imports and can impose import duties or increase existing duties as required.

We are ready to discuss issues with Pakistan. India stands for dialogue, we believe in an exchange of views. We believe in negotiations to solve problems.

He (Lone) was working for peace that is why he was killed.

Declaring victory without war ... the belief that India gave up the option of war under American pressure is totally wrong.

We mourn with you in this moment of grief. Our hearts go out to the bright young men and women who were on that spacecraft. For us in India, we felt that since one of them was an Indian-born woman it adds a special poignancy to the tragedy,

There are differences. There have been clashes. There is the problem of cross-country terrorism. Innocent people are being killed. But there is no threat of any war.

India's culture is not one of aggression or violence. It is based on peace and sacrifice .... We want to live in peace with our neighbors and respect their culture,

They are running their camps. Groups of militants are being sent into India, ... They are killing the innocents, women and children are being targeted. How can a meaningful dialogue take place in this atmosphere

It's a bold and historic initiative that will change the country's water management paradigm.

If Pakistan had not agreed to end infiltration, and America had not conveyed that guarantee to India, then war would not have been averted,