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India made a big mistake by signing up to TRIPS. With a population of 1.3 billion, India can't afford a monopoly in healthcare. Monopolies lead to higher prices and we can't allow them in a country like India with so much poverty and misery. It was like signing our own death warrant.

If we dispense with some of our self-made boundaries, India can really take its place in the world as an economic power. It hasn't happened because we, sadly, don't look at ourselves as Indians but as Punjabis or Parsis, unlike the Americans. Don't make such boundaries.

India is not a capitalist nation and should never be a capitalist nation.

India is a regional power. It does not need anything to establish it.

India has the unique advantages of having the biggest domestic market and this should support IT companies.

As a country that does not belong to any power bloc, India cannot afford to put itself in the position of needing multilateral support - a trap into which even developed countries, like Portugal and Spain, have fallen.

Governments have monopolies on certain things, like eminent domain and deadly force.

India is known for its sobriety and wisdom, balanced and sensible thinking. We need strong institutions and we need good governance in the country.

Then India, everyone has his own idea of India.

India does not need to become anything else. India must become only India. This is a country that once upon a time was called the golden bird.