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" By limiting access to surrogacy based on flimsy and exclusionary criteria, the government may just give rise to a mushrooming black market. "

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" Unless the issue of the empowerment of women is addressed, the practice of women being unfairly treated will remain unresolved. "

" Yes, the state must intervene to prevent the exploitation of poor Indian women who are enticed or coerced into surrogacy, as well as to protect the rights of surrogate children. However, it should also be empathetic to individuals with alternative lifestyles who are well within their legal and human rights to demand access to surrogacy services. "

" Appointments to the higher judiciary must be through transparent processes, which ensure that persons of impeccable integrity and high competence are appointed to these positions. "

" My abiding faith in the wisdom of our electorate is what gives me hope. "

" Economists often get the market wrong. "

" 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? "

" To the youth who have taken up guns, I urge them to return to their parents and shun violence. "

" When the state machinery defends criminals and the public prosecutors collude with the accused in certain cases and the victims are members of a particular community, then 'Justice to all' is empty rhetoric. "

" 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. "

" The genesis of Public Interest Litigation in listening to the voice of the voiceless and giving access to the poor, the marginalised, and the weak is a unique experiment to be lauded. "

" The fabric of our Constitution and our civilisational culture is based on tolerance. "

" We are wedded to freedom of expression and shall do nothing to diminish that freedom. "

" The mindset of a terrorist and the mindset of intolerance know no territorial boundaries when individuals are targeted either for their eating habits or for any other reason. "

" I have only one sister, Asha Nanda, and she lives in Maharani Bagh. "

" I believe a true Hindu in India could never have endorsed the killing of the Mahatma. "

" There's a difference between those who breed terrorism and those who fight terrorism. This difference should be recognised by the people of India. "

" For a movie, you have to make sure the lyrics are consistent with the rhythm that is given to you. But, at times, during the song's recording, you find out that your words are not appropriate for the track, and so you have to change them. "

" Sports can't be run by governments. "

" Humility is an attribute of every good Hindu. "

" A single element in transactional mode can never be analysed to calculate either loss or presumptive loss. The losses or gains of all elements in the transaction need to be analysed. "

" I would welcome satirical references to political leaders as part of freedom of expression. "

" 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. "

" If you have decisions taken from time to time at the level of the executives, which gives the impression of being discriminatory, if you are not open when government is functioning, then obviously people will make allegations. "

" The overreach of the judiciary can be attributed to, one, the inability of the executive to deliver; and two, the tendency to issue judicial pronouncements for national good. The second element is dangerous because that's the function of the government. "

" That's what technology does to you - makes you lazy but allows you to innovate. "

" M&A guidelines need to be liberal. "

" Public figures will get public criticism, and they should be tolerant enough to take it. "

" I have never applied for a share in Tehelka. "

" The success of a particular policy prescription is always a gamble. "

" The great challenge before the IITs is to act as a catalyst in the growth of quality technical education in the country. "