Best of BT: Past and present
A small selection of images and statements from our past issues to reflect on the journey since liberalisation.
Ratan Tata
“Apart from one or two exceptions, there was no real intent—even at JRD Tata’s level—to see the Tata Plan through or give it any attention” - BT, January 7-21, 1992
“The celebration will really come when we have… revolutionised the manner in which people can travel” - January 9, 2008
Vijay Mallya
“Yes, there is a liquidity problem. But this does not mean that the UB Group is going sick” - BT, April, 1993
“Who does not have debt? The banks would not have sanctioned debt if they had felt uncomfortable” - BT, December 28, 2008
Azim Hasham Premji
“Wipro’s strategic vision is to focus on being among the top 10 firms in India in terms of respectability ranking” -BT, November 1992
“We would like to be in the top 10 in revenues globally in the IT business” - BT, Sept. 9, 2007
Manmohan Singh
“I’m not saying the government of India subscribes to laissez faire. Any government will have to pay attention to the development needs” - BT, April 7, 1993
“A (international liquidity) crisis of this magnitude is bound to affect our economy and it has” - BT, November 30, 2008
