There Are Partnerships Based On Principle. There

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.

As The Largest And Most Developed Democracies Of Asia (india And Japan), We Have A Mutual Stake In Each Other's Progress And Prosperity.

The Indian Economy Grew At 5.5 Percent, But If You Look At The Last 30 Years - For Example, 1960 To 1985 - The Progress Made By East Asian Countries Was Phenomenal. In A Single Generation They Had Been Able To Transform The Character Of Their Economy. They Were Able To Get Rid Of Chronic Poverty.

The Chinese Have Certain Advantages. The Fact That It's A Single Party Government. But I Do Believe In The Long Run The Fact That India Is A Functioning Democracy Committed To The Rule Of Law. Our System Is Slow To Move But I'm Confident That Once Decisions Are Taken They Are Going To Be Far More Durable.

If Pakistan Honors In Letter And In Spirit The Commitment That It Gave To Mr. Vajpayee In 2004, That Pakistan Territory Will Not Be Used For Promoting Terrorist Acts Against India, The Sky Is The Limit Of Cooperation Between Our Two Countries. Basically, We Are The Same People. There Are Ties Of Religion. There Are Ties Of Language. There Are Ties Of Culture.