We took such a beating on Bofors. As far as I know, no one from my government was involved.
In Kashmir, you need utmost cooperation between all centres of authority.
We must remember that self-reliance and eradication of poverty demands - indeed, compel - the present generation to bear hardship and make sacrifices. Those who are employed have a duty to the future of India. They have to be more productive and consume less so that resources can be made available for investment and for programmes to help poor.
The secretariat will play a pivotal role in decision-making above a certain level, where basic policies are involved, but below that, we will have to leave the implementation to whoever is in charge.
For some days, people thought that India was shaking. But there are always tremors when a great tree falls.
