The Columbus factor

What's the connection between Christopher Columbus and Indian oil companies? According to Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister M Veerappa Moily, it's to do with global acquisitions. Asked whether he wanted all Indian private and public companies to form a joint venture for acquisitions across the world, Moily said, "There can only be one Columbus. Similarly, there can only be one Columbus among the oil companies that can land in a country for the first time. Whether it is ONGC, Oil India or any private major, I cannot name all of them Columbuses or ask them to be the same."