We hope the world will act in the spirit of enlightened self-interest.
People of Bihar are the most intelligent people on earth.
In the euphoria after the Cold War, there was a misplaced notion that the UN could solve every problem anywhere.
There is Bengal, and Bihar, Barakor river is in the middle of them; so strange, so profound! No other river (not even Ganga) has cast so vast a spell on me.
No state should be allowed to profess partnership with the global coalition against terror, while continuing to aid, abet and sponsor terrorism.
I've not given them (the poor people of Bihar) heaven, but I've given them a voice.
There was an implicit conviction that the UN would be stronger than the sum of its constituent member-states.
Whilst the Bihar calamity damages the body, the calamity brought about by untouchability corrodes the very soul.
The reality is that international institutions like the UN can only be as effective as its members allow it to be.
Global interdependence today means that economic disasters in developing countries could create a backlash on developed countries.
For me there is a vital connection between the Bihar calamity and the untouchability campaign.
You can change friends but not neighbours.
