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The law requires that when for three consecutive quarters, if the inflation remains above 6%, it will treated as a failure of monetary policy and the RBI is required to write a letter to the government.

1. Reason behind it

2. Steps it proposes to undertake

3. What is the timeframe within which we expect inflation to comeback to the target level

We have a major challenge in terms of inflation. We expect October number to be less than 7 per cent: RBI governor

Indian economy remains resilient. Our estimate is that India will grow this year by 7%: RBI governor Shaktikanta Das

Now! RBI governor Shaktikanta Das in conversation with R Sukumar, editor-in-chief, Hindustan Times.

Agrawal says “$73 out of $100 goes into importing products” and the “world wants that India remains a market and not a manufacturer.”

Agarwal says ‘proven technologies like automobile technology and some of chips we require for laptop will be provided’ within two years of laying foundation stone.

Agarwal says Articifical Intelligence and digital technologies are need of the hour. Citing a report, he says 50% of the businesses that doesn't involve digital technologies will shut down.

When asked about what changes he has seen in terms of desire to facilitate business, bring in industry, and chase for complex projects like these, Agrawal says "The trust deficit has narrowed."

"Please don't make it a political (issue). India is one. Let's make the raw material. Kuan khudega toh paani sabko milega"

Setting up (the plant) in Gujarat has its own challenges.

Maharashtra will set up one of the largest downstreams which will be bigger than Gujarat. This will happen. 

'A complete ecosystem has to be created. We are just making fundamental raw materials.'

Vedanta boss Anil Agarwal is in conversation with Mint editor-in-chief Sruthijit KK on economy, young India & more.

Lara: Pakistan has the better team. I would like to see the trophy stay in Asia

Tendulkar: Looking at the ground dimension, I am going with England. Pakistan have the momentum but England will get to play square of the wicket. Adelaide had short square boundaries and longish straight boundaries. Up front, they will look to swing and later on they will go short, forcing them to play square. 

"I've never played scoop for six, or a reverse sweep for 6 over cover. Virat, Rohit, they don’t play such shots but are equally effective. The guy sitting beside me didn't play all these but he had a great strike rate. Players practice all these shots. It is all about practicing. Once you know certain movements, hands become important even when the footwork is not there. I have seen during the IPL that players are practicing, not experimenting. To an outsider, you feel ‘why is he taking that risk’. But it’s practice."

"I love all the shots they guys play. I wish I tries some before I retired. I thing the present day player has evolved in a way that it’s only beneficial for the game. People like to write about past players but these guys are good. They struggle a bit against Test but their concentration playing so many formats is incredible."

I found out why he was so good at what he did. If he was standing at a put, he would still be threatening. He bowled a lot against sub-continent batsmen in his early Test career. But his breakout Test match was against West Indies in MCG where he picked up 7 wickets. From there, his star just rose to a level that was unbelievable for spinners. He killed the concept that Clive Lloyd that you need to have 4 fast bowlers to win a Test. He was extraordinary alongwith Murali. We played against the two best spinners.

In 2000, I had invited Warnie over for a nice meal. I asked him ‘Are you ok with Indian food, spicy food?’. He said ‘I avoid spicy food’ so I told my chef. I also invited my manager. We are sitting at the table, I am serving everyone. I saw Warnie eating a little, looking here and there so when I asked him if all is ok. He said ‘Yeah’. Then I saw my manager is nudging Warne. He said it was too spicy, and I can't tell Sachin. I had only heard about Warnie's baked beans and all that and he was into stuff like sausages and pizzas. So we ordered pizza for him. That is what he was into but he didn’t want to upset me. He was not too comfortable with spicy food.

Lara: Fortunately that never happened to me. I always felt that the bowler had a 78 percent chance of getting me out and it was about survival. Later on I would be able to dominate the opposition and that is when I felt, not invincible, but in control.

Tendulkar: There have been times when you feel nothing can go wrong. There is a thin line between confident and overconfident. There were occasions that you go out and play rash shots. I felt I can go out and play big shots. Sometimes you look at bowlers and know where they are going to bowl. Sometimes they come through and you’re walking back cussing yourself. 

“Brian has always had hunger, consistency, flair… that huge kit bag, even that would not be enough. Out of the conversations I had with him in the 1990's one point I picked from him was pacing his innings. When you play big innings, there will be patches where you need to accelerate. I thought that ability to score big runs was incredible. If somebody has got a 400 in Test cricket, do I need to say more?” says Tendulkar on Lara. 

"It wasn’t decided to not hit a cover drive. My brother had sort of challenged me. He said ‘bowlers are not getting you out. The weakness is your shot selection.’ That’s when I said ‘in this Test match, I am not getting out. Not for 5 days. Australians were trying to get my out and bowl outside off. That’s when I decided that if you are going to challenge me, I am going to challenge you."

The patience and fortitude he showed. Do doubt that he has a better technique that me from the beginning to end. If I was to score 200 without playing a cover drive, I would be smoking cigar after every innings that I batted.

"When we batted, and knocked the ball around, Imran Khan said to one of his fast bowlers, ‘Don’t worry about the line.’ Waqar bowled a ball to Sachin which he sent over the top of the keeper's head for six. Waqar bowled short, and it was 6-7 blocks behind where the ball landed and that is where I realised that I am batting with a genius.

Lara: Pakistan had just won the World Cup in 1992. Imran Khan took the team to Canada, me and Sachin had found ourselves in he rest of the world team. It was the Sky Dome, astroturf. When Ambrose and Walsh started bowling, the ball was bouncing and it was a bit dangerous. The captains decided that bowlers can't run more than 15 yards. We then had to walk out to face Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, all these guys.

Tendulkar: That is when Brian realised that there can be no friendly match against these guys. I think we scored around 330-340 something. We got into a brilliant partnership, Brian got a hundred, I scored 70-80 not out and we chased those runs in 30-40 overs. Brian realised that those lines don't exist when they are bowling second.

I had something similar. I was 14 years old and there was this schoolboy's tour to India. My father was given 20 barbecue tickets to raise money. Couple of weeks before the barbecue he had sold over 300 tickets. On the day I was leaving, I had my whole entourage with me. I visited India and it was an eye opener for me. That was the fun times.

"I was only 13. My first foreign trip. I had never worn a jacket. And now there was a tie, blazer, shoes. Everyone was at the airport to see me off. I was actually embarrassed. I had more family members than team-members."