Politician

Growth is a panacea for many ills in society; not entirely, but many.

Today, to allege corruption seems to be the pastime of most people. All kinds of allegations are leveled. I think it is self-defeating.

We cannot afford to leave the poor behind.

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.

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

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.

In income tax, there is no case for amnesty.

People understand what is good for them in the long run. In the long run, what is good for people is that India's economy continues to grow at clipping pace, 8% and above, that itself brings host of benefits to the people. It brings better roads, it brings better schools, brings more money to the communities, it brings more jobs.

In income tax, there is no case for amnesty.

The police force cannot be completely independent of the executive government.

People are wiser than we are willing to attribute to them.

I think preaching equality among unequals is the worst form of discrimination.

Once the war of words begins, truth is the casualty.

I think preaching equality among unequals is the worst form of discrimination.

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

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.

A government can do only what is feasible given the political and economic context.

I belong to the Congress. My party has always supported prohibition, though it may not have been successful in implementing prohibition in many states.

Let me tell you, very frankly, when I went to the Harvard Business School I was more or less a committed socialist.