'I hope that the incoming Biden-Harris Administration works with India to address some of the most profound geopolitical transboundary challenges.'

'Crores are spent on Martyrs Day and on lighting candles, but people don't respect living soldiers who are heroes.'

'Our defence services are in a position to checkmate any Chinese adventurism.'

'If there is anyone who is a victim of vendetta politics, it is me.'

'Tamil Nadu is a paradox. We have more places of Hindu worship per square kilometres than any other place in the world. 'We break more coconuts for religious reasons everyday than any other place in the world.' 'At the same time, we also have a very strong Periyar-infused movement of rationalism.'

Kanyakumari is the tip of India and will convey the symbol that from the tip of India, the Congress is on its way up.

'Why did government not include a provision in the bills which categorically stated that no crop will be sold below the MSP in the open market?'

'There is little appetite in the Democratic foreign policy establishment to pick a fight with India.'

'After the Congress's 2014 Lok Sabha debacle, commentators identified three major shortcomings: Leadership, organisation, and ideology.' 'Here we are six years later -- and what are the Congress's major failings? Leadership, organisation, and ideology.' 'The party seems to have learned very little during its six years in the Opposition wilderness.'

'It will be a repeated folly to ever think that China will not attack us.'

'The BJP and RSS accept that the party is winning election after election because of Modi.' 'If the BJP is winning due to Modi, it will also lose due to Modi.'

'If the BJP continues with Nitish as CM, it will not consolidate its position further in future.'

'The BJP is in no hurry because they have already won the battle.'

'If I win, my victory will shatter the belief that caste is all that matters in Bihar.'

'Having tied himself in knots, he just might take a decision which is dangerous, one that could take his nation to war.'

A group of first time voters who run 10 km everyday to prepare for fauji recruitment rallies, tell Rediff.com's Archana Masih they need two things: quality education and jobs.

'The uneducated think of their rights as a gift. This is deeply troubling.' 'If they were educated they could claim what is rightfully theirs.'

'People may think that because my father was in the film world and politics, things are easy for me.' 'It is not easy at all.'

'Log kehte hai desh to humne Modi ko diya hua hai, par pradesh nahi diya hai (we have given Modi the mandate to run the nation, not the state).'

'He is psychologically preparing the PLA and the Chinese public to avoid a loss of face.'

'The main characteristic of Bihar politics is that it has always affected Delhi.'

'There is a strong possibility that the BJP's seats are going to be much higher compared to the JD-U and this would be the turning point for the BJP.'

'Chirag Paswan's game plan would be to push out Nitish Kumar from this alliance, but that is only possible if the BJP wins about 90 seats and the LJP wins between 25-30 seats.'

'If one puts the context of what Xi Jinping said at the UN about not wanting a 'hot or cold war with any country', one realises that his speech was quite bizarre.' 'The world does not expect such statements from China, a nation aspiring to be a superpower.

'The Chinese thought India would back off. 'They did not expect such a firm Indian response to their expansionist manoeuvre.'

'Political parties are following the Divide and Rule policy to break the unity of farmers.'

'In this election, the only thing that is going to matter is which caste aligns with which coalition.'

'Voters from the forward castes voted for JD-U because they feared Laloo Yadav's return, but since that fear is no longer there they may not see the need to vote for Nitish Kumar anymore.'

'70 years back, Dalits used to be abused, scolded, slapped, but killing a Dalit was rare because a Dalit was somebody's property.' 'Now that they are free, they are facing violent attacks.'

'Not everybody gets the opportunity of having a working desk inside a helicopter from where you can control torpedoes and weapons.'

'China is mindful of the fact that it is not confronting the Indian Army of 1962. But the sabre rattling will continue.'

'China is concerned about its impact within Tibet.'

'The Bharat Ratna should have been given a long time ago. Not just to irk the Chinese, but to recognise His Holiness for what he is and how we have benefited immensely from his presence in India.' 'I don't think there's been a better ambassador for India's philosophical and cultural past than the Dalai Lama.'

'India is not the India of 1962. We are not carrying that baggage of history anymore.'

'The leverage created by the Indian military must not be lost.'

'Our boys are very patriotic.' 'They say Bharat Mata Ki Jai and Jai Hind in front of the Chinese.' 'We have never accepted their claims, we are Indians and proud to be Indians.'

'The Pangong Tso lake is frozen from September-October to February-March. The windchill factor is phenomenal. The night temperature goes to minus 40. The area is like a barren desert. You are out in the open with no trees or bushes to take cover.'

'We are facing the most critical military situation with China in the last 50 years.'

'The use of military power to settle disputes is not always preferred and is the last preferred option, but it certainly remains an option.'

'They will try more rounds of military level talks and move it to the diplomatic and political domain to see if there is a possibility of a solution -- and like the CDS said if that does not happen, we are prepared.'