"Today, India wants to be the
Vishwaguru, the global teacher and arbiter. In our case, we’ve
got a very clear picture: aggressor against innocent victim. Supporting Ukraine is the only right choice
for (a) true Vishwaguru.”
Emine Dzhaparova, Ukraine deputy foreign
minister, Deccan Herald, April 13, 2023
"We are now the world’s fifth largest economy. But in total R&D (research and development) investment we rank 16th, below Israel, a country with a GDP (gross domestic product) one-sixth of ours, and a population under
one-hundredth of ours.”
Naushad Forbes, co-chairman, Forbes Marshall, past president, Confederation of Indian Industry, chairman, Centre for
Technology Innovation......