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The optimal use of natural resources can be made only if there is a well-thought-out policy framework for their exploitation towards a particular end use.
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Internet governance is an oxymoron. The Internet must govern itself. But you can't play cricket without any rules.
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The BJP, undoubtedly, is a party with a mission. Spreading hatred and religious discord, indulging in state-sponsored violence and fake encounter killings, and resorting to divisive politics have been integral to this mission.
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If the Planning Commission said those who live above Rs 5,000 a month are not at poverty line, obviously there is something wrong with the definition of poverty in this country. How can anybody live at Rs 5,000?
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Ownership is a very complex judicial concept.
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We do not want to interfere with the freedom of press.
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How do you trust a government whose people are proved to be untrustworthy?
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We are great believers in the idea that the Internet can help bring justice, but justice varies from place to place across the world.
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I am a lawyer by profession.
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The DNA of a true Hindu is liberal. We are, by essence, liberal.
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The success of a particular policy prescription is always a gamble.
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I would welcome satirical references to political leaders as part of freedom of expression.
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Given an opportunity, Modi has violated the freedom of press both in letter and spirit. He destroys freedom of the press whenever he gets a chance.
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Governments getting involved in sports activities would ultimately damage sports.
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Great research universities around the world are visible not just through their quality graduates but as knowledge creators and technology developers.
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Every child should get an opportunity to study irrespective of the economic status.
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Ever since Modi became prime minister, he has given a free rein to his ministers and BJP functionaries to create an environment of communal tension and violence.
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Intolerance is alien to Hinduism.
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Public figures will get public criticism, and they should be tolerant enough to take it.
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Humility is an attribute of every good Hindu.
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We must make the government accept that at a time when we are expected to look ahead, we cannot afford to start discriminating against our own people in the name of 'ethos.'
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To embrace Hindutva is to embrace an obscurantist, backward looking, divisive ideology that seeks to polarise society through identity politics.
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To the youth who have taken up guns, I urge them to return to their parents and shun violence.
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M&A guidelines need to be liberal.