'I reject the argument of policy paralysis. Just as there are business cycles, there is a cycle around the trend growth rate of an economy'

BY P. Chidambaram 16 February 2014

'An offence is committed when a prescribed rule of conduct is violated. If there is no prescribed rule, or if there is no violation of a prescribed rule, there is no offence'

BY P. Chidambaram 11 November 2013

The finance minister responded to the Gujarat CM by quoting from the same book by Azad

BY P. Chidambaram 10 November 2013

'Stronger growth will, in course of time, alleviate many of the challenges that we face. Therefore, there is no cause for the panic that seems to have gripped the currency markets and that is feeding into other markets'

BY P. Chidambaram 21 August 2013

Mergers and acquisitions, natural monopolies, regulatory capture, governance biases towards Public Sector Enterprises, and predatory behaviour.

BY P. Chidambaram 19 May 2013

'...for greater public welfare and greater security,' said the FM. 'Yet, we adopt a disdainful attitude to growth... Without growth there will be neither development nor inclusiveness'

BY P. Chidambaram 6 February 2013

'The stringent provisions in the Ordinance will have a deterrent effect on the potential criminals during the period between now and the date on which the new law will be enacted by Parliament'

BY P. Chidambaram 3 February 2013

The FM lays down a roadmap for bringing down fiscal deficit from 5.3% in 2012-13 to 3% in 2016-17

BY P. Chidambaram 28 October 2012

'I may assure you that the intention of the Central Government is to continue to work with State Governments in order to meet the challenge of terrorism'

BY P. Chidambaram 23 February 2012

'Two terrorist attacks in the space of two months are indeed blots on our record... We do not have just one pre-eminent threat; we have several. We must build the capacity to deal with these multiple threats'

BY P. Chidambaram 14 September 2011