Page 95 - Economy Interviews

Q&A: Sushil Modi, Deputy CM & FM, Bihar

No state has opposed GST... there were ifs and buts in each state on some issues, but there is no politics

Q&A: M Veerappa Moily, Minister for Corporate Affairs

'We don't require more consultation on the Companies Bill'

Q&A: R Sivadasan, Indian Railways

'Policymakers need to think twice before vetoing rail fare revisions'

Q&A: Jaswant Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party leader

'We are in grave danger of being unbalanced'

Q&A: Montek Singh Ahluwalia

'Growth should be 8.2%'

Q&A: P Chidambaram, Home Minister

'Slippages should be exceptions'

Q&A: DP Tripathi, chief spokesman of NCP

'Congress should keep coalition dharma in mind'

Q&A: Basudeb Acharia, CPI(M) leader, Lok Sabha

'Entire Oppn is united on price rise'

Q&A: Mike Hooper, CEO, Commonwealth Games Federation

'The reality is the Games venues are incomplete'

Q&A: Vinod Rai, Comptroller and Auditor General of India

'Government wants me to audit PPPs'

Q&A: Syed Ali Shah Geelani, hardline leader of the Hurriyat Conference (G)

'These talks are a futile exercise'

Q&A: Amarjit Chopra, President, ICAI

'ICAI should regulate, set accounting standards'

Q&A: Saifuddin Soz, Chief, Kashmir Unit, Congress

'More than economic packages, Kashmir needs compassion'

Q&A: S Sundareshan, Petroleum Secretary

'Price decontrol in one go is politically difficult'

Q&A: G K Vasan, Union Shipping Minister

'Our objective is to restore normalcy at ports'

Q&A: Gururaj Deshpande, co-chairman, US President's National Advisory Council

'US companies don't outsource jobs to Indian firms out of charity'

Q&A: N C Saxena, member of the NAC

'Govt is a predator, not a protector of tribes'

Q&A: Anand Sharma, Commerce & Industry Minister

'Protectionism in any form is damaging'

Q&A: Rahul Khullar, Commerce Secretary

'We are not out of the woods yet'

Q&A: N C Saxena, Member, Planning Commission

'The refinery will probably continue'