The RSS is an anti-national organisation. The quicker it is disintegrated, the better for India. Subramanian Swamy More Quotes by Subramanian Swamy More Quotes From Subramanian Swamy I certainly think the antagonism came out of a mistaken notion amongst the Indian people that the Chinese aggressed on us, and they thought, Indian people Subramanian Swamy chinesepeoplethinking India was not a pacifist country at all. India placed great emphasis on the higher value on... on violence. But it was never a substitute for not doing anything, or for cowardice. Subramanian Swamy indiaviolencecountry The traditional Indian view was to protect our independence; it was therefore quite consistent with the requirements of the time and the feeling of the people. The world may have been misled by Jawaharlal Nehru's own international projection, which in fact had no reality on the ground. Subramanian Swamy viewsrealitypeople I think there is a misunderstanding about Indians' traditional views. India did send army into Goa, India did send an army into and fought a war in Kashmir in 1948, India did get Hyderabad by force... I think the narrow projection on the international... arena distorted India's image. Subramanian Swamy armywarthinking I think Pakistan was not a factor in terms of decision India to obtain nuclear weapon. Because there was no talk of Pakistan having any capability. The main factor was China. And the international prestige that China was getting as a consequence of having its own nuclear weapons. Subramanian Swamy indiadecisionthinking We [India in 70s] certainly were capable of producing eight to ten bombs, at a cost of about $250,000 each; and we had Boeing 707s to deliver them if we needed it, so I think we had a crude capability already at that time. Subramanian Swamy eightindiathinking My main contribution was to demolish the myths that India couldn't economically afford nuclear weapons. Of course I made these political arguments too, but the main contribution I made was a study of the cost of acquiring a credible deterrent, and show that it was within the budget of India, and it would not be an unbearable burden. Subramanian Swamy costpoliticalweapons The world has come around to the view that democracy is essential for full human development. And only education and skill development can make this possible. Subramanian Swamy viewdemocracyeducationworld Ancient monuments 300 to 1000-plus years old are never 'renovated,' only 'restored,' a distinction that escapes the babus. Subramanian Swamy monumentsoldonlynever Alok Verma cannot be sacked based on the Central Vigilance Commission's (CVC) report without being heard. PM Modi should not listen to bogus legal brains. Subramanian Swamy listenlegalwithoutbeing I cannot become a Chowkidar because I am Brahmin. Brahmins can't be Chowkidars. It's a fact. Subramanian Swamy cannoti-ambecomebecause The truth is truth. I have never made a charge in my political career of 30 years where I have been disapproved. No defamation case has succeeded against me. Subramanian Swamy metruth-ispoliticaltruth I know the rule. I know law. I know economics. I know parliament. That's an explosive combination. Subramanian Swamy knowparliamenteconomicslaw Knowledge is gender neutral, and hence the 21st century offers a great opportunity to level the gender inequity of the last thousand years in India. Subramanian Swamy greatgenderopportunityknowledge This much I would say: Socialism has failed all over the world. In the eighties, I would hear every day that there is no inflation in the Soviet Union, there is no poverty in the Soviet Union, there is no unemployment in the Soviet Union. And now we find that, due to Socialism, there is no Soviet Union! Subramanian Swamy every-daydaypovertyworld See, Indira Gandhi was wrong in declaring the Emergency. She tried to put me in jail, but she could not. People voted her back, and I worked with her after that. Even though I was not a member of the Congress, she sought my help on China. You can't have personal vendetta, you see. Subramanian Swamy backmeyoupeople India's infrastructure is pathetic, with frequent electric power breakdowns even in metropolitan cities, dangerously unhealthy water supply in urban areas, a galloping rate of HIV infection, and gaping potholes that dot our national highways. Subramanian Swamy hivindiapowerwater The effect of the foreign direct investment of Etihad in Jet Airways and the implied bilateral agreement of air services between India and the UAE has primarily damaged Air India, which is a government-owned airline with huge assets that are extremely valuable. Subramanian Swamy investmentvaluableindiaair Bose did not die in 1945. It is wrong. It is a conspiracy of Nehru and the Japanese. Subhash Chandra Bose sought shelter in Russia and was granted asylum. Jawaharlal Nehru knew everything. Subramanian Swamy wrongdieeverythingconspiracy There is no concept of a Tamil nation. India is one nation, and Tamil Nadu is a part of that. Subramanian Swamy one-nationconceptnationindia
