The overwhelming public sentiment in India was that no meaningful dialogue can be held with Pakistan until it abandons the use of terrorism as an instrument of its foreign policy.

Increased competitiveness extra funding and support for the information technology sector and high-tech industries improvements in infrastructure deregulation of trade investments and corporate laws —- all increased foreign capital investment and set in motion an economic expansion. Human rights groups have condemned the act which gives wide authority to the government to crack down and hold anybody. Instead of living peacefully they want to propagate their religion by creating terror in the minds of others.

He was also the Minister of External Affairs in the cabinet of Morarji Desai. He also served as the Member of Parliament from Lucknow Uttar Pradesh until 2009 when he retired from active politics due to health concerns.