NEW DELHI: Who does the global CEO of the world’s largest ride-hailing platform look towards for inspiration? Not another global CEO but the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi , who he says is his "favourite entrepreneur”.Speaking at the Economic Times’ Global Business Summit being held in New Delhi, Dara Khosrowshahi said he wishes to do the same for Uber , what the Indian Prime Minister is doing for India."It is very difficult to be an entrepreneur, but it is more difficult to be an entrepreneur at scale. What the PM of India is doing in terms of pushing the country forward with a global view, pushing progressive reforms forward, and keeping India open and you can see the optimism in the way the economy is going, it is remarkable; to be an entrepreneur at scale is a skill that hopefully I can find as I take over Uber and look to scale and take it forward," said Khosrowshahi.On his first visit to India after taking over the reins of Uber from former CEO and founder Travis Kalanick, Khosrowshahi is stressing on the importance that India has in Uber's plan for growth."India is a very important market for us, not just for today; but for the next four-five years," said Khosrowshahi at the GBS.Khosrowshahi said he wants to make Uber the Amazon of mobility. “Starting with cars moving people, we want to ultimately become a platform where any provider of mobility can plug into our system and use our payment system and offer all kinds of transportation,” added Khosrowshahi.Speaking on Uber's regulatory tangles around the world, Khosrowshahi said while the company has to respect the regulatory authorities; ultimately, excessive regulations can only lead to friction."We have to respect the the regulations of the cities and the states in which we are doing business. That said, it is a scale game. Our role is to reduce the cost of mobility and make it available for everyone, everywhere and that requires us to relentlessly lower cost and we want to put the maximum part of the dollar earned in the pockets of our driver partners. Every piece of regulation adds complexity to the system and introduces friction into that process and ultimately, that leads to an increase in the prices. The more consistent the regulations are and the more national the regulations are; the lower the cost of mobility can be. It is a win-win for all," asserted Khosrowshahi.Saying that Indian consumer is the toughest consumer, Khosrowshahi said, "India can be the staging ground for the next six billion consumers to whom we want to make mobility available. If we can build the business in India, we can build it all around the world."The Uber CEO also revealed that the company is going to work on many India-specific technologies, one of them being making Uber available to even those who do not own a smartphone. "You can call or text and get Uber to pick to you up. That is a technology that we are going to develop for Indian market and will then export it to other markets as well," said Khosrowshahi.In an answer to critics who denounce "foreign competition", Khosrowshahi insisted that an open economy is the only way to ensure a growing economy. "India has very strong local competition, including our local competitor. While in short term it may be best to close doors but from a long standpoint, the decision that Indian government has made to keep its doors open to global competition will make India a better place. By the way, India is a tough place to do business and if you try to do business the western way in India, you are going to fail. So, to some extent, global players who compete in India have to become Indian, have to become local and have to have Indian leadership, just the way we do. And, that Indian leadership can make us a better company," said Khosrowshahi.