During his speech at the Madras University, Narendra Modi said, "Today's world is unstable, instability arises from the lack of understanding the viewpoint of others. These are our healing powers which we can use for international relations. Our healing power is our cultural strong point."

"For many Asian and east Asian countries, Buddha is a common thread with us. We should strengthen this bond. Many neighbours look upon India as a big brother because of its size and resources. That status casts a lot of responsibility. We have failed to play that role properly," he said.

"Arun Shourie's book  explains how India is making a mockery of itself with its limited and timid approach vis-a-vis China. We remained weak where we needed to be strong, insensitive where we needed to be sensitive. One of the pillars of foreign policy should be strategic and security interests. Atal Bihari Vajpayee worshipped both -- Shakti and Shanti. He conducted a nuclear test after that sanctions were imposed upon us. It was Atalji's political will that after the 11th on 13th a second nuclear test was conducted," said Modi.