Davos 2024India ministers sell bullish view at Davos as China's growth falters
South Asian nation has 'already seized the moment,' officials say
India's women and child development minister Smriti Zubin Irani, at far left, and minister of petroleum, natural gas, housing and urban affairs Hardeep Singh Puri, far right, both said India has "seized the moment" at a panel in Davos on Thursday. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent
January 19, 2024 04:28 JST
DAVOS, Switzerland -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet ministers came to the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos with a clear and direct message. If now was time for India to assert itself as a powerful economy, then "India has seized the moment."