International Trade committee  On the question of attitude, it's like any youth. Yes, in watching television and in doing a lot of other things of the western world, their attitude is also changing, but being educated and being productive is still the cornerstone for Indian youth. Education remains a very high priority in India.

International Trade committee  On your second question, I totally agree with you. As I told you, Indian innovation is not about sacrificing quality, but giving the right product at the lower price. That's the innovation model of India. So quality, I totally agree with you, is always there. It must always be kept in mind, whether it's for those 25 million people, or whomever, and whether it is for road building or whatever.

International Trade committee  As I said, the trade services we have are phenomenal. They are very helpful; they are world class. We have a pretty good presence in India. More is always better and welcome, but we have a fairly good.... All sectors are represented there too; there are no complaints, no problems....

International Trade committee  Mr. Holder, that was not my comment. I actually was of the view that we should take our time.

International Trade committee  I'm of the view—

International Trade committee  I agree with exactly what you are saying.

International Trade committee  If you had asked this question 10 years back, you would have been right on every count. Today all I can say is that things are being regulated. They are better. Child labour has been abolished. Government-wise it's been abolished, but whether it's happening, it would be difficult for anyone to really say.

International Trade committee  I would say yes. We stand for certain values, and I don't see why we should be compromising our values for anybody.

International Trade committee  To your second question about infrastructure, the roads and all have virtually been taken over by the Malaysians. Canada has looked after the automobile side and tried to do something there. We've already looked at the opportunity there, but China is going strongly in that area.

International Trade committee  On your first question regarding my saying that they're doing it successfully and Suresh saying that it's difficult and they have to go through Mauritius and all that, the thing is that for the small companies in the area where I belong, there is actually no problem, because repatriation of money and everything is pretty straightforward.

International Trade committee  There are always industries that are easier to develop like the IT services, those that are not regulated. They are straight, and you go in and meet your partners and use the diaspora to connect with some of the good businesses in India. But to give Canada the strength to meet the $15 billion goal, we need the large industries to come into play, the mining, nuclear, and agriculture sectors.

International Trade committee  The point I was trying to make was that our Prime Ministers said in 2010 that by 2015 we should reach $15 billion in trade. That was the target set for us and I think it was very sincere and done for a very noble reason, namely to challenge us. However, to date I have never seen a road map for that.

International Trade committee  Yes, that's right.

International Trade committee  That opportunity is huge for Canadian companies, because we excel at it; we are very good at it.

International Trade committee  The regulated area is really where the CEPA and FIPA will be extremely helpful. Common people like me do not know what's transpiring in the CEPA area, so we really can't tell you whether you're in the right direction or not. But the fact is that that is what CEPA really is for. If these agreements can help to take taking down those barriers by our having an understanding with the Indian government, that is what we really need here in Canada.