No populist Budget to isolating Pak: Key takeaways from PM Modi's interview

From India's economy to the advantage of conducting simultaneous polls, here is what Prime Minister Narendra Modi had to say on important issues and subjects

"The common man expects honesty, he expects to get what he deserves. He doesn't demand sops and freebies," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, indicating that the Budget 2018 might not be a populist one. 

In an interview with Times Now, a day before departing for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Modi said it would be his job, when in Davos, to ensure that the world "gets to see the true face of India and they get to utilise opportunities India has to offer". 

Here are the highlights of what the prime minister said on various important issues: 

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