New Delhi, June 6 :    New Delhi, June 6:  Human resources development minister Murli Manohar Joshi wants Indian children to grow up on a diet of 'religious, ethical and family values', unlike their compatriots in the West. For Joshi, the recent United Nation's special summit on children was yet another occasion to propagate a message against divorce and the protection of the institution of family. 'If a child does not have the benefit of a family, he or she ends up with a highly individualised personality with a warped emotional balance,' Joshi told a news conference. The minister also talked about a 'balanced' sex education that will give adolescents a mix of lessons on sex and Indian values. At the New York session, Joshi said, there were two extreme viewpoints on the subject. 'But we believe it should be a balanced language of sex education and morality,' he said. Notwithstanding pressure from various quarters - including the National Aids Control Organisation to include sex education in the new school curriculum - the National Council of Educational Research and Training has kept it out of the latest syllabi. While NACO believes policymakers should not brush under the carpet the changes in Indian society - those at the helm of decision-making are reluctant to accept them as a part of social reality. In New York for the children's summit, Joshi also delivered a lecture at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, where he dismissed the 'Newtonian approach' and eulogised the central concern of ancient Indian philosophical and scientific strands of inquiry. A copy of the speech, which the minister released here today, says: 'I have been struck with awe by the eternal truths of the Vedas and the Upanishads that were stated thousands of years ago and are being reinstated today through the portals of science.' It was also an occasion for the HRD minister to hit out at Muslims and the British and dismiss any contribution they could have made to Indian culture. 'Our country has experienced the dark night of the soul for centuries after invasion and colonisation. And as a consequence, the natural development of higher thinking, creativity and scientific thought became casualties - stagnation set in,' Joshi said. He reminded the rich nations of their financial commitments and said so far, they have reneged on these commitments. 'Rights alone will not assure for the children a better world. They will have to be accompanied by developmental priorities. The government has zeroed in on four areas - health, quality education, protection against abuse, exploitation and violence and combating HIV/ AIDS.' Joshi said the government had two more programmes on its agenda - an action plan for children and the National Commission for Children - that have been pending for a long time. 'In the last session, we could not bring a Bill for creating the National Commission for Children because of lack of time. We intend to bring it in the next session.'