“When you look at the beginning of the actual war, it's not hard to recognize that the Pakistanis were the ones to attack.” Quote by Indira Gandhi
“I suspected [Richard Nixon] was very pro-Pakistan. Or rather I knew that the Americans had always been in favor of Pakistan - not so much because they were in favor of Pakistan, but because they were against India.” IndiaFavorsPakistan Author:Indira Gandhi
“I had recently had the impression they were changing - not so much by becoming less pro-Pakistan as by becoming less anti-India. I was wrong. My visit to [Richard] Nixon did anything but avert the war.” WarBecomingIndiaImpressionPakistanAvert Author:Indira Gandhi
“[Visiting Richard Nixon] useful only to me. The experience taught me that when people do something against you, that something always turns out in your favor.” PeopleTurnsTaughtFavorsVisiting Author:Indira Gandhi
“It's a law of life - check it and you'll see it holds true in every situation of life.” LawSituationChecksLaws Of Life Author:Indira Gandhi
“Do you know why I won the last elections? It was because the people liked me, yes, because I had worked, yes, but also because the opposition had behaved badly toward me. And do you know why I won this war? Because my army was able to do it, yes, but also because the Americans were on the side of Pakistan.” PeopleKnowsWarAbleLastsSidesArmyElectionOppositionDo You KnowPakistan Author:Indira Gandhi
“America always thought it was helping Pakistan. But if it hadn't helped Pakistan, Pakistan would have been a stronger country.” IfsHas BeensCountryHelpingAmericaStrongerPakistan Author:Indira Gandhi
“You don't help a country by supporting a military regime that denies any sign of democracy, and what defeated Pakistan was its military regime.” CountryHelpingDemocracyMilitaryDenyRegimesDefeatedPakistan Author:Indira Gandhi
“Sometimes friends are dangerous. We must be very careful about the help friends give us.” GivingSometimesHelpingDangerousCarefulSometimes Friends Author:Indira Gandhi
“I don't see why we and the Chinese should have to be enemies.” ShouldEnemyShould HaveChinese Author:Indira Gandhi
“I never believed in the danger of a third world war.” WorldWarDangerThirdsWar Of The WorldsThird WorldThird World War Author:Indira Gandhi