Could you say a few words about the consultation process that went into the formulation of this strategy?

http://www.worldbank.org/indiastrategy

We started with a series of discussions with our counterpart in the Ministry of Finance and with sector ministries. We did a substantial client survey with over a thousand respondents. As soon as we had a strong draft, we put it on our web page, inviting the general public to give their comments, and we then held consultation meetings with a cross-section of representatives of NGOs, academia, the press, and the business community in four cities in India to really have a direct debate of some of the key issues. And I think between them those different ingredients have all been quite important in shaping our work.

For example, the client survey made very clear a general view that they felt that the Bank needs to do more in the area of infrastructure, and that indeed is one of the key features.

But I think we've got some extremely helpful inputs from the consultation process, where we've been able to really benefit from the perceptions and the wisdom of people outside the World Bank who see our work sometimes differently from the way we do.