India Has Remained A Full, Functioning Democracy.

I Believe A Large Part Of Humanity Will Draw Appropriate Lessons From What Is The Wave Of The Future In The 21st Century.

Protectionism Is A Very Real Danger. It Is Understandable That In Times Of A Severe Downturn Protectionist Pressures Mount But The Lessons Of History Are Clear. If We Give In To Protectionist Pressures, We Will Only Send The World Into A Downward Spiral.

There Was A Research I Think Team, Which Conducted A Survey About What Indians Think Of Americans, And 71 Percent I Believe Said, Well, I Think All The Nice Things About Our Working Together With The United States. But There Are People I Think That Are Old Mind-sets, Who Still I Think Remain Mired In The Cold War Ideology.

We Have To Walk On Two Legs. We Have To Create Conditions In Which Manufacturing And Services - The Economy Outside Agriculture - Move And Move Fast Enough. And At The Same Time The Working Force That Is Available Must Have Skills Which Will Fit The Kind Of Jobs Which Will Be In Demand.

A New India Which Realizes Its Destiny In The Framework Of An Open Society, In The Framework Of An Open Economy, Respecting All Fundamental Human Freedoms Great Respect For Pluralistic, Inclusive Value System. I Think That's What Unites India And The United States. And I Do Hope That Working Together, Our Two Countries Can Write A New Chapter In The History Of Our Relationship.