India Has Remained A Full, Functioning Democracy.

India's Saving Rate Will Go Up. India's Investment Rate Will Go Up. And I Believe That's A Plus Point.

Let Me Say That I Think The Economic History Of The Last 150 Years Clearly Shows That If You Want To Industrialize A Country In A Short Period, Let Us Say 20 Years, And You Don't Have A Well-developed Private Sector, Entrepreneurial Class, Then Central Planning Is Important.

I Do Recognize That India Has To Be The Center, The Hub Of Activity As Far As The Knowledge Economy Is Concerned.

I Do Believe That India Needs A Lot More Foreign Direct Investment Than We've Got, And We Should Have The Ambition To Move In The Same League Many Other Countries In Our Neighborhood Are Moving. We May Not Be Able To Reach Where The Chinese Are Today, But There Is No Reason Why We Should Not Think Big About The Role Of Foreign Direct Investment, Particularly In The Areas Relating To Infrastructure, Where Our Needs For Investment Are Very Large. We Need New Initiatives, Management Skills, And I Do Believe That Direct Foreign Investment Can Play A Very Important Role.

All Necessary Steps Needed To Be Taken To Tackle Terrorism Will Be Adopted...but We Will Keep In Mind That A Particular Religion Or Section Of Society Does Not Face Problems Unnecessary