We have seen softness from clients in other parts of the world. The kind of conversations we have with clients is not strategic." "The level of engagement with top, strategic clients has been improving in the last 6-12 months," he said. Stating that the company continues to see "healthy deal pipeline", Sikka added, "We are using MANA for large deals. MANA can help increase productivity." "There are bigger opportunities to be looked at with MANA. I agree that it is affecting some existing platforms," he said. MANA is a knowledge-based Artificial Intelligence platform of Infosys. Expressing happiness at the rate of progress of Infosys, Sikka said, "The market share and deal pipeline continue to remain very strong….Our consulting business saw a decline in Q1…We need to relook at old processes….We have to be cautious that large deals take time to ramp up." Sikka feels that there is little doubt that automation is the future of the industry.