Q: Is there a reason that you are holding back investing or picking up a stake there?

A: No, for the next five years we have plans for manufacturing. We have an expansion plans in Germany and New York.

Q: What about expansion as far as R&D is concerned in India? You have set up a center in Bangalore. What kind of investments are we actually going to see coming there?

A: Our investments have been really great in that area. We have one setup in Bangalore, one in Hyderabad and we will have the third one in Bangalore. We are interested in increasing our R&D participation in that part of India. We are very pleased with what we see there and over the next two-three years, we expect to add several hundred more engineers to our ranks.

Q: Several more hundred engineers, several more hundred million dollars possibly as well, could you put a number on the investments?

A: This is about people and at this point in time, that is the only thing that we feel very strongly about in terms of investing in India. So it’s hard to put a number on human capital.

Q: What about globally now because we understand that the 64 processors actually done wonders as far as your concern in competing with Intel and possibly bridging the gap as well, how are things looking like?

A: We are in a very competitive space and we continue to parallel a very tough competitor and we are very fortunate that we put together in the market introductions as you said 64 big technology, very exciting architectures; they have actually changed the nature of industry. To the point of our competitors, they actually have to copy those innovations in order to be able to continue to be strong as they are. We expect it’s going to be different for the next five years, very competitive battle, there are only two players in the world that can do that it; that’s AMD and Intel and we are looking forward to it. 

Q: What sort of a growth projections would you leave us with in terms of how you expect globally and also how would you rank India as an emerging market in terms of your portfolio?

A: The computer technology fortunately is progressive and it is getting more progressive day by day. So we believe that we have a very optimistic view of the growth and we see that getting bigger and bigger for many years to come.

Q: How much do you hoping to gain?

A: A few years ago we are only 10% of the market, today we are about 22-23% of the market. So we have doubled in five years, we expect to continue to gain.

Q: Yesterday in your session, you were talking about how emerging market consumers are actually forcing the companies like yours to innovate. What is going to be the next big wave of innovation that we are likely to see in the business?

A: In our business, the idea of making technology so progressive that you would not even know it is there and you are using it just like you use a telephone. The telephone has become such a commodity to use that people don’t even think about it. So it’s going invade your home, the home is probably the biggest opportunity for us to grow because computer technology has not yet invaded a home and I believe that it is going to change the way people feel about entertainment, about managing the affairs in their homes and we are looking forward to that.

Q: Your number one market at this point in time?

A: If you divide the world into three big pieces, the America, Europe, Middle East and Africa and Asia, the market seems to be divided into thirds.

Q: There are fears of a US economy’s slowdown and of a possible US recession, which side of the camp are you? Do you foresee a forecast a recession or a slowdown at least?

A:  We have to be prepared for any possible changes but at the same time as I mentioned earlier, technology has become so progressive particularly micro computer technology that even in a slowdown, we are seeing the enormous potential for growth and the need for healthcare will continue. So we are optimistic that even in a recession our industry will grow.