Atal Bihari Vajpayee Quotes

I have a vision of India: an India free of hunger and fear, an India free of illiteracy and want.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

My message to the people and rulers of Pakistan is, 'As neighbours, we want peace and friendship and cooperation with you so that together we can change the face of South Asia.'

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

India helped Bangladesh to achieve independence. The Bangladeshis should remain happy inside the territory of their own country.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

It is true that of all the states in India, Nagaland has a unique history. We are sensitive to this historical fact. But this uniqueness has in no way diminished the spirit of patriotism among the Naga people.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Our nuclear scientists and engineers have done a splendid job, and naturally, the entire nation has risen to salute their professional excellence, discipline, and patriotism. They have had the benefit of having been led in the past by great men like Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

I believe that democracy is the best guarantor for peace and cooperation among nations.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Indian democracy's greatest strength is that we have always put the nation above politics.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

The regional parties have emerged as a strong force, and they, too, deserve a place in national politics.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

The spending in science and technology need to be to increased.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

We are unnecessarily wasting our precious resources in wars... if we must wage war, we have to do it on unemployment, disease, poverty, and backwardness.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Poverty is multidimensional. It extends beyond money incomes to education, health care, political participation and advancement of one's own culture and social organisation.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee