I do recognize that India has to be the center, the hub of activity as far as the knowledge economy is concerned.

The emergence of India as a major global power is an idea whose time has come.

I'm a small person put in this big chair.

We all know the epicentre of terrorism in the world today is Pakistan. The world community has to come to grips with this harsh reality.

I have always believed that the ultimate purpose of economic policies and development policy is to meet the basic needs of our people. And for that, we need a fast-expanding economy.

[Urbanization] is the inevitable outcome of the processes of growth and the processes of modernization.

Protectionism is a very real danger. It is understandable that in times of a severe downturn protectionist pressures mount but the lessons of history are clear. If we give in to protectionist pressures, we will only send the world into a downward spiral.