Outsourcing, information technology revolution, the access to India's human resources, India's pool of scientists. It will help American companies to become leaner, meaner, more efficient, and they become more competitive, both in the United States and in dealing with the rest of the world.

I do believe that the future of civilization belongs to those who would lay emphasis on working together instead of talking about clash of civilizations.

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 don't see, I think, any problems between India and the United States.

I should like to express our profound gratitude to the Americans of Indian origin. The way they have conducted themselves, the way they have worked hard to carve out a niche for themselves in the Silicon Valley, I think this has also given America a new idea about what India is capable of.

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.

What we need is a dialogue amongst civilizations.