“The army's original job description was to protect borders, but a dema...” — Barkha Dutt Quote

“The army's original job description was to protect borders, but a demanding country depends on it for everything else too, from rebuilding bridges after a tsunami to keeping the peace when religious riots erupt.”

“It has become impossible for India to talk about caste with any candour.”

“There is an undeniable need to stop candy-flossing the impact of fundamentalism.”

“We have to treat people who cross our borders with a measure of dignity. Right? It has to be reflective of our values.”

“We want to decide how we control our borders, our money, our economy, our currency.”

“The G7 - and earlier, the G8 - were a group of countries that shared the same values with regard to freedom and democracy, and through the annexation of Crimea, Russia made it clear at a certain point that these values of keeping the peace, integrity of the borders of a country were not being respected.”