People understand what is good for them in the long run. In the long run, what is good for people is that India's economy continues to grow at clipping pace, 8% and above, that itself brings host of benefits to the people. It brings better roads, it brings better schools, brings more money to the communities, it brings more jobs.

Today, to allege corruption seems to be the pastime of most people. All kinds of allegations are leveled. I think it is self-defeating.

What we will become depends on us

Congress is not a party which fades when not in power

All wisdom does not reside in Delhi.

We cannot afford to leave the poor behind.

Let me tell you, very frankly, when I went to the Harvard Business School I was more or less a committed socialist.