Indian IT corporations have made work in the U.S. much more efficient by enhancing their productivity and quality of work. We have helped to add sufficient value to the corporations in the U.S.
The unique instrument to eradicate poverty and usher in prosperity is our youth.
To me, patriotism is about working ethically and wholeheartedly in our chosen field.
I was the first businessman to say, 'You should give tax benefit to only small companies. You should say your profits are exempt to a limit of Rs. 50 crore or so, but beyond that, you should pay taxes.' I have been arguing with successive finance ministers on this.
Any mechanism that will ensure benefits to consumer, any mechanism that will ensure that we do not waste food grains, any mechanism that helps the poorest of the poor is a welcome step.
A great leader also has the ability to make people an inch taller in his presence.
India needs to sustain its high growth rate.
If the U.S. became the undisputed superpower that it is today, it was primarily because of its technology, whether it is in transportation, agriculture, high-tech industry, medicine, etc.
Hinduism has an enormous capacity to absorb from outside influences and accept it in a peaceful and steady manner without perturbing the system.
Rahul Gandhi is very idealistic and a very decent human being. He has real concerns for the downtrodden.
The biggest impediment to growth is in our minds and not in the world outside, and only constant in the world is change.
I believe all universities should at least offer courses in politics and policy implementation.
If England became a world power, it was because of the industrial revolution.
I am what we call a 'karma yogi' in Sanskrit. A karma yogi is somebody who believes in data. I collect a lot of data.
Investment in training is a huge necessity for knowledge-based corporations.
You need to mesh the voices of people with expertise and meritocracy.
The world expects India to be one of the leaders in solving the problems of politics and economics. India sits at the high table in most major multilateral deliberations. What India says is heard with attention and seriousness.
Although we have enough healthcare support, often it doesn't reach the poor and needy. In this scenario, technology is the best solution.
My personal view is that organisations have a capacity to throw up extraordinary leaders to suit the occasion.
We are not the same India that the world saw in the 1970s and '80s. Hence, we have a responsibility to live up to the pedestal on which we have been put.