If needed, we are ready to take back all the toxic waste from Clemenceau to France.

It was true a few years back that the French were a bit standoffish. Now it's changed completely.

We have had a totally transparent approach to this issue and we have very good contacts with the Indian government on that.

France isn't a country that's massively racist. There's an enormous amount of mixing that occurs in France -- unlike a lot of European countries, where mixing is almost nonexistent. That means there's a lot of potential for fraternity and tolerance in France.

Chirac is saying: France is adapting. We are applying the same strategic thought but to deeply different circumstances.

We ended up with Air France because they acquired KLM, and we owned KLM. We still own it because it's still undervalued and it's profitable.