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Politics runs in every human being, and so does music.
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India should be an exporter of technology.
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The government must adopt a rights-based approach that speaks to the needs and aspirations of surrogate mothers, children born out of surrogacy, and all individuals who want access to altruistic surrogacy services.
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The government must understand that it cannot substitute the health, nutrition, and overall development outcomes of Indian citizens with 'efficiency gains.'
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If two people cannot live together, both should have the right to opt out of the marriage. In an ideal world, that would be an acceptable solution.
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Corruption is in society and in every strata of society.
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The appointment of judges to the higher judiciary cannot be the sole domain of a few members of the higher judiciary. This turf must be shared.
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When I took over the ministry for science and technology, our weather systems were in shambles. Nobody believed in the IMD. Nothing was in digital mode. I changed all that. We got automatic rain gauges, automatic weather stations, Doppler radars.
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To fix India's healthcare scenario, what is most needed is 'systems thinking.' For far too long, India has followed a vertical approach in its health sector, which translated into disease-specific national programmes being set up.
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Public interest is a very unruly horse.
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I have been writing poetry for a long time now. I started writing in my school days.
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BJP is the mothership of violence.
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That's what technology does to you - makes you lazy but allows you to innovate.
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Corruption is everywhere. It's not just in the Congress. Corruption is not just your prerogative or mine.
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Modi is an excellent orator - sure, anybody who spouts untruths is an excellent orator.
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There is an urgent need for the Central government to take the lead in ensuring health and nutrition service delivery.
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Just as judges have enormous stake in the appointment of judicial officers in the higher judiciary, the government has an equal stake. Since both of us have stakes in the appointment of members of the higher judiciary, the consultation of both of them is absolutely necessary. The government must have a say.
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When you have a limited resource and you have a lot of people wanting that resource, then those who get more justify as to why they got more, and those who get less say they have been treated badly.
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Sedition involves sloganeering with incitement. It may be anti-national, but not a crime, unless you incite violence or communal tension.
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Most of us tend to be swayed by what we read. Judges are not superhuman. They, too, are mortals. This is why they have to be exceptionally careful in rendering decisions, which cause unintended consequences.
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My voice is not good enough for me to sing a song.
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Unless the issue of the empowerment of women is addressed, the practice of women being unfairly treated will remain unresolved.
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How do you trust a government whose people are proved to be untrustworthy?
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Internet governance is an oxymoron. The Internet must govern itself. But you can't play cricket without any rules.