I'm trained to difficulties; difficulties can't be eliminated from life..

We know very well that India's destiny is linked to world peace..

If I'm happy, I look happy; if I'm angry, I show it. Without worrying about how others may react..

I had recently had the impression they were changing - not so much by becoming less pro-Pakistan as by becoming less anti-India. I was wrong. My visi….

I know you were surprised when, after the fall of Dacca, Pakistani and Indian officers shook hands. But do you realize that, up until 1965, in our ar….

They're the problems of poverty, of the rights of the individual, of the changes brought about by technology. They're the ones that count, more than ….

All of a sudden inscriptions appeared on walls. Signs appeared. And that 'no' exploded all over India, in an act of pride that surprised even me. The….

Our pride has grown in the last twenty-five years, though others don't understand it and underestimate it..

We couldn't keep ten million refugees on our soil; we couldn't tolerate such an unstable situation for who knows how long. That influx of refugees wo….

When you look at the beginning of the actual war, it's not hard to recognize that the Pakistanis were the ones to attack..

I refuse to indulge in small talk. And compliments, if at all, I save for after the job is done..

A lot of mythology arose after [Mahatma Gandhi] death. But the fact remains that he was an exceptional man, terribly intelligent, with tremendous int….

You said, 'Planning is something for communist countries; democracy and planning don't go together!' But, with all the errors we committed, our plans….

Do you know why I won the last elections? It was because the people liked me, yes, because I had worked, yes, but also because the opposition had beh….

In the face of such a threat, they had no other choice but to throw themselves to the far left. But now that the people are conscious of our efforts,….

I myself, in my heart, say that people should have all the children they want. But it's a mistaken idea, like many of our ideas that go back thousand….

My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the ….

My father was prime minister, and to take care of his home, to be his hostess, automatically meant to have my hands in politics - to meet people, to ….

It would seem that it was not in the interest of 'someone' for us to make progress. It was in 'someone's' interest that we be always at war, that we ….

In fact the communists gained strength in India when the people thought my party was moving to the right. And they were correct..

Finally we promised to limit the birth rate. And this you really didn't believe; you smiled scornfully. Well, even in this things have gone well. The….