Life is never free of contradictions

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

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

Nowhere else you will find a country of India's diversity, of India's complexity, one billion people trying to seek their social and economic salvation in the framework of democracy, in the framework of an open economy.

Capitalism historically has been a very dynamic force, and behind that force is technical progress, innovation, new ideas, new products, new technologies, and new methods of managing teams.

Terrorists had the advantage of surprise.

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.