If you go back to any period in India's history, all the hard decisions this country had to take were taken when the Congress was in power.

I think people respect governments that take decisions and act decisively.

When I came back to India after Harvard Business School, I started as a lawyer and as a trade union leader.

I have maintained that the people of India are ahead of their governments. The people of India are at least 10 to 15 years ahead of their governments.

'Big business' was a bad phrase in India. To be accused of being big business was the worst accusation you could make. All that has gone now. The whole mindset has changed.

I respect the view of a rating agency, but I do not make a budget for the rating agency. I make a budget for the people of India.