“My investment strategy, which is to focus on sectors that are a national priority for India, hasn’t changed.”

I don’t like politics. I am not aligned to any political party. I have friends in all political parties.

At the end of the day, they, too, want development of their constituency, state or country.

From my experience in working with bureaucrats and politicians, if you are a credible business group, they will definitely help you.

Along with opportunities, there also exist many other tricky and complex issues to be managed in India. These include tackling both policy-level challenges and infrastructure challenges.

Either you are extrovert or introvert, and so I am an introvert in that sense. I’m not a social person that wants to go to parties.

When you are in the infrastructure sector, you’ve to work along with the government.

I am not attracted to those politicians who are short on vision and only want to make money. I like those who have vision.

Business is all about risk taking and managing uncertainties and turbulence.

When the supply increases, the prices soften. When prices fall, some mines with higher production costs will shut down as they become unviable.

Infrastructure sector is all about building assets for the country. It is part of nation building.

Dealing with the government does not mean you have to give a bribe.

We are the cheapest solution provider for end users.

One of the strengths of Adani is that, because we are controlling mines, ships, ports and logistics.

I could never take orders from anyone.

Either you sit on the pile of cash, or you continue to grow.

Mundra Port remains committed towards setting up of world-class port infrastructure and facilities in India.

So for Europeans we are like Belgiums in the Congo, or the French in Alger, or the British in India. Strange interlopers in somebody else’s land. But in fact, we [Israeli] have been here for 4,000 years. This is our ancestral homeland.

I’m not too interested in books about India.

Western films don’t do very well in India.

Before peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.

Adani Enterprises is well on track to realize its aim of emerging as India’s largest private sector energy and logistics conglomerate.

I think what is needed in India today is the destruction of that defeatist spirit.

Along with opportunities, there also exist many other tricky and complex issues to be managed in India. These include tackling both policy-level challenges and infrastructure challenges.

Mundra Port remains committed towards setting up of world-class port infrastructure and facilities in India.