A government can do only what is feasible given the political and economic context. P. Chidambaram Read Quote
I belong to the Congress. My party has always supported prohibition, though it may not have been successful in implementing prohibition in many states. P. Chidambaram Read Quote
Today, to allege corruption seems to be the pastime of most people. All kinds of allegations are leveled. I think it is self-defeating. P. Chidambaram Read Quote
Pakistan is not a rogue state, but it harbours and covertly supports rogue elements. While war is not the answer, hard or coercive diplomacy could be. P. Chidambaram Read Quote
I respect the view of a rating agency, but I do not make a budget for the rating agency. I make a budget for the people of India. P. Chidambaram Read Quote
I readily concede that a prime minister is not required to speak on every occasion or on every subject, but when there is a duty to speak, silence is unacceptable. Silence can be a strategy, silence can be a tactic, but silence can never be an answer to the ills of our polity and the fault lines of our society. P. Chidambaram Read Quote
Big business’ was a bad phrase in India. To be accused of being big business was the worst accusation you could make. All that has gone now. The whole mindset has changed. P. Chidambaram Read Quote
