Sunil Mittal

“All competitors are fierce competitors; Vodafone is the world's second largest company. We fight it each day. Idea Cellular is big and successful, too. Competition is competition; we are used to it.”

“The vision that we and the Rothschilds have for India is to link Indian fields to the world and put the produce, as fresh as it can be, on Western tables in 4-5 days.”

“Government must make spectrum free. There should be free network, but it is not happening.”

“1976, I was all of 18, and when I stepped into the world of business, the capital I had in my hand was 20,000 rupees.”

“If you can teach a child, then her family and her future is taken care of.”

“In my wide travels across the world and my meetings with various heads of states, be that Africa or South Asia, Singapore or in high level meetings in the U.S., U.K. or Japan, one common mention is about Dr. Singh's extraordinary reputation as a Wise Man, an outstanding Economist and a fine Gentleman.”

“You can choose to be very profitable very quickly if you don't want to grow.”

“In 1983, the government imposed a ban on the import of gensets. I was out of business overnight. I was in trouble.”

“The only pool of young people lies in Saudi Arabia, some of the Middle-East countries, and few African countries. But they are not prepared as Indians are... we travel well; we are accepted globally very well, and that makes India truly a place to source world's workforce.”