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" A government can do only what is feasible given the political and economic context. "
Context
Political
Government
" All wisdom does not reside in Delhi. "
Delhi
Does
Reside
" Criticism of a policy is welcome. But in the garb of criticizing a policy, if you allege that the policy was made for corrupt purposes, I reject it. "
Welcome
Criticism
Corrupt
" Evidence points out that if you raise tariffs too much it will increase smuggling. "
Will
Too Much
You
" Growth is a panacea for many ills in society; not entirely, but many. "
Society
Panacea
Many
" I don't think we should label budgets even before the budget is presented. "
Should
Even
Budget
" 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. "
Decisions
Country
You
" 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. "
People
India
Ahead
" Independence is a very subjective assessment. "
Very
Independence
Assessment
" In income tax, there is no case for amnesty. "
Income Tax
Amnesty
Case
" 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. "
Respect
People
India
" I think people respect governments that take decisions and act decisively. "
Act
Think
Respect
" It is possible that, post-Kyoto, the developed countries will recognise the requirements of the developing world. "
Possible
World
Will
" Let me tell you, very frankly, when I went to the Harvard Business School I was more or less a committed socialist. "
Tell
School
Business
" People are wiser than we are willing to attribute to them. "
Them
Than
People
" 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. "
Good
Money
Roads
" Police can only act on intelligence. "
Only
Intelligence
Act
" The police force cannot be completely independent of the executive government. "
Force
Independent
Police
" The voter does not vote only on one issue, the voter votes on a multiplicity of issues. "
Issues
Does
Only
" Today, to allege corruption seems to be the pastime of most people. All kinds of allegations are leveled. I think it is self-defeating. "
Today
Most
Corruption
" Two successive commissioners in London police were fired by the mayor that came into office. That doesn't mean the police in London is not independent and does not exercise powers. Ultimately it is the political executive that has to answer. "
Political
Office
Exercise
" We cannot afford to leave the poor behind. "
Leave
Behind
Afford
" When I came back to India after Harvard Business School, I started as a lawyer and as a trade union leader. "
Business
Leader
Back
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