Ajay Piramal

We are a very systems- and process- driven business which reports directly to the board, whether it is risk or legal. ”

Manufacturing is finite, but human intellect is infinite. Textile is all about manufacturing, and industries like pharmaceuticals are all about human intellect. ”

Normally, Indian companies follow the trend set by companies abroad. There is usually a long lag period. ”

There will be good times, and there will be bad, but one has to, to the extent possible, take things in one's stride. ”

The Internet can bring us much closer to the developed world. ”

In any technology, one has to be very careful to ensure that it is good and has enough safeguards. ”

You cannot have the financial system crippled because of lack of decision making and lack of quality people. ”

Our responsibility is to maximise shareholder value, and if that means we can make short-term investment where we can maximise short-term value, we can do that. ”

I am overall optimistic about India's growth. ”

Coming to the growth potential in financial services, there is enough data to show that, usually, financial services grow about twice or two and a half times of what the economy, the GDP growth rates. ”