Did Indira Gandhi ask for somebody's permission to carry out the test in 1974?

- Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Our nuclear weapons are meant purely as a deterrent against nuclear adventure by an adversary.

- Atal Bihari Vajpayee

We do not believe that a nuclear war should be fought, and we do not believe that a nuclear war can be won.

- Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Freedom is incomplete without social justice.

- Atal Bihari Vajpayee

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

- Atal Bihari Vajpayee

If you do not like anything in a particular book, then sit and discuss it. Banning a book is not a solution. We have to tackle it ideologically.

- Atal Bihari Vajpayee

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…

- Atal Bihari Vajpayee

We hope the world will act in the spirit of enlightened self-interest.

- Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Global interdependence today means that economic disasters in developing countries could create a backlash on developed countries.

- Atal Bihari Vajpayee