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“Despite widely differing perspectives and agendas, there seems to be a remarkable global consensus that has built up over a fairly short period of time that climate change and ecology is one of the truly defining issues for humanity.”
“We are partners to leading organizations across industries and have delivered marquee and transformational programs.”
“You can do clean business in India.”
“Wipro Arabia is a joint venture company with Dar Al Riyadh, a well-diversified group in Saudi Arabia.”
“People are realistic enough to appreciate what the market values of different people are.”
“I am particularly interested in primary education because the state of affairs in primary education in this country is a cause for concern.”
“If the United States wants access to Chinese, Indian or Vietnamese markets, we must get access to theirs. U.S. protectionism is very subtle but it is very much there.”
“I can speak English. I can speak Hindi. I can understand one or two other languages.”
“Saudi Arabia has proved to be the growth engine for Wipro.”
“The success of Wipro has made me a wealthy person.”
“If one has been blessed or have been fortunate enough to have got much more than normal wealth, it is but natural that one expects a certain fiduciary responsibility in terms of how that wealth is applied, used and leveraged for purposes of society.”
“I strongly believe that those of us who are privileged to have wealth should contribute significantly to try and create a better world for the millions who are far less privileged.”
“We believe that two people who have worked together for more than 10 years and been in the company for more than 15 years would be able to work very well as a team.”
“I think that any wealth creates a sense of trusteeship... it is characteristic of the new generation which has created wealth to have some amount of responsibility for it.”
“I can't have my employees sitting in traffic when they should be in the office. Spending two-and-half hours in the car is a huge waste of productive time.”
“I think the most important reason for our success is that very early in our quest into globalisation, we invested in people - and we have done that consistently and particularly in the service business.”
“You must get engaged with people who are far less privileged than you. I think you must devote your time if not your resources... Because it is very, very important from the point of view of the development of our country.”
“We understand how to build and manage businesses that involve technology, engineering, and people at a large scale on a global platform.”
“The concept of the strong linkage to the family is breaking down in Western nations.”
“The U.K. and the U.S. are quite similar in that they have high-productivity, English-speaking workforces who don't mind working long hours. Working in those countries is not a problem.”