So outside agriculture, in manufacturing and services, we must create a lot more jobs. But that also means that we must ensure that our systems of general education and technical education are in line with the job requirements that a more modern manufacturing and a more modern services sector would require.

India's infrastructure has to be modernized, has to be expanded at a rate which will I think be consistent with the growth requirements.

I think the Chinese do have visions of being a great power. And I think it's legitimate. And I don't see that that's a danger to us.

All necessary steps needed to be taken to tackle terrorism will be adopted...but we will keep in mind that a particular religion or section of society does not face problems unnecessary

Our vision is not just of economic growth, but also of a growth which would improve the life of the common man.

We are a coalition government, and that limits our options in some ways. Privatization happens to be one such area.

I do believe that India needs a lot more foreign direct investment than we've got, and we should have the ambition to move in the same league many other countries in our neighborhood are moving. We may not be able to reach where the Chinese are today, but there is no reason why we should not think big about the role of foreign direct investment, particularly in the areas relating to infrastructure, where our needs for investment are very large. We need new initiatives, management skills, and I do believe that direct foreign investment can play a very important role.