Africa is not for the weak-hearted: infrastructure issues are there. The middle class is absent in most of the countries. We have to cater to the low end of the market to grow. Sunil Mittal Read Quote
Technology is something we buy to sell to the customers. Ericsson, Nokia and IBM do technology for a living, so let’s give it to them because they know best. It has made the business model of Bharti very, very sustainable. Sunil Mittal Read Quote
We lived by very complex import and export policies, a very complex industrial licensing regime. Very few people could get licences, which were required right from manufacturing a pin to manufacturing a car, and generally went to people who found favour with the government. Sunil Mittal Read Quote
If something goes wrong with my switch, there’s no way anyone from Bharti can do anything about it. An Ericsson guy is going to have to come and fix it. I don’t manufacture it; I can’t maintain or upgrade it. So I’m thinking, ‘This doesn’t really belong to me. Let’s just throw it out.’ Sunil Mittal Read Quote
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. Sunil Mittal Read Quote
I had the chance to witness the evolution of the Nuclear Deal into Dr. Singh’s legacy as he assiduously, piece by piece, crafted the Indo-US nuclear deal against all odds, including risking his government. Sunil Mittal Read Quote
Government must make spectrum free. There should be free network, but it is not happening. Sunil Mittal Read Quote
I wanted to prove that a son of a politician can be a successful businessman. Sunil Mittal Read Quote
I sensed my chance and embraced the telecom business. I started marketing telephones, answering/fax machines under the brand name Beetel, and the company picked up really fast. Sunil Mittal Read Quote
In 1983, the government imposed a ban on the import of gensets. I was out of business overnight. I was in trouble. Sunil Mittal Read Quote
