We should put more money in health. We should put more money in devising credible social safety nets for the poor.

India's growth rate will be accelerated, but in the process, America would also benefit.

A politician before he can become a statesman has to remain in office long enough.

The service of India means the service of those teeming millions steeped in poverty, ignorance and disease. To see that in my lifetime we can soften these harsh edges of extreme poverty and unleash a new economic and social revolution which will bring out the latent creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of our people, I think that's what I feel, I think.

I am convinced the entrepreneurial spirit of the Indian people, if allowed to express itself freely in the marketplace, India will be all right.

If the economy is not expanding, the redistribution of income becomes a zero-sum game. And therefore, all the class struggle - and it becomes much more vicious.

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