1) "I have travelled across the length and breadth of India and I have not seen one person who is a beggar or who is a thief. Such wealth I have seen in this country, such high moral values & people of such calibre, that I do not think we would ever conquer this country, unless we break the very backbone of this nation, which is her spiritual and cultural heritage." – Lord McCauley in his speech of Feb 2, 1835, British Parliament

2) “Whatever statement you make about India, the opposite is also true.” – Joan Robinson (Amarteya Sen’s tutor at Cambridge)

3) "We came to India for the costs, we stayed for the quality, and we’re now investing for the innovation" – Cisco’s Scheinman