Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Wednesday that decisions on foreign direct investment will be taken in the best interest of the country in consultation with the Left parties.

"People say that I am under pressure from Left friends. But I have to say that I have great pleasure working with them. I will listen to them and I will convince them. Eventually the government has to take decisions in the best interest of the country," he said referring to the controversy over hike in sectoral caps on FDI in insurance, civil aviation and telecom.