"If we get our act together and utilise these resources, human and material, invest wisely and efficiently, there is no reason why (India) should not grow at sustained pace of 8-9 percent over the next 10, 20, 30 years. Thats the opportunity available to you,"

Finance Minister P Chidambaram addressing students of Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC)

(India has managed to clock an average growth of 8.5 percent between 2004 and 2009, but slipped to 7.2-7.3 per cent in the next four years due to global and domestic reasons.)