Globalization Offers Us Enormous Opportunities In The

Democracy Is Good For World Peace.

Democracies Don't Go To War.

When I Became Finance Minister In 1991, I Discovered That The Wealth Tax Rates Income - There Was Taxation On Wealth. It Was So Atrocious And So High That Actually Nobody Could Accumulate Money In An Honest Way. I Removed That Tax, And The Result Was That Indian Companies For The First Time Acquired An Incentive To Grow Big, To Grow Rich.

Together With International Unity And Resolve We Can Meet The Challenge Of This Global Scourge And Work To Bring About An International Law Of Zero Tolerance For Terrorism.

India's Future Lies In Being An Open Society, An Open Polity, A Functioning Democracy Respecting All Fundamental Human Freedoms, Accepting The Rule Of Law And, At The Same Time, To Emerge As A Successful, Internationally Competitive Market Economy.