I give strong advice, but I don't expect it to be followed.

Challenges give me a kick. The day I stop getting challenges, I would quit.

If India has to achieve exponential growth, it would have to be on the back of strong growth in the manufacturing sector.

We need to just study what other countries have done. There are examples of a strong partnership between the defence establishment and the private industry.

When I returned from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1972, my father was running a forging business with a turnover of Rs 3.5 crore. But I had no patience and wanted to grow the business via exports.

We anticipate countries increasing their spending on infrastructure like railways, airports, power plants and ports. Our heavy forging plant has the capacity to cater to each of these segments.