I have to do my duty, whatever task is allotted to me.

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

I sincerely believe what happens in India has, I think, lessons, morals for the future evolution of humankind in the 21st century.

India has remained a full, functioning democracy.

I have always believed India is a country blessed by God with enormous entrepreneurial skills.

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.

India is this great experiment of a billion people of such great diverse persuasions working together, seeking their salvation in the framework of a democracy. I believe it will have some lessons for all the multicultural societies.