{"id":128878,"date":"2026-10-14T11:33:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T06:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=128878"},"modified":"2026-10-14T11:33:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T06:03:58","slug":"india-as-a-global-growth-partner-pm-modis-power-to-empower-vision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/india-as-a-global-growth-partner-pm-modis-power-to-empower-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"India as a Global Growth Partner: PM Modi\u2019s Power to Empower Vision"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>India as a Global Growth Partner Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum 2026 in New Delhi, PM Modi positioned India as a \u201csteady pillar\u201d in a world roiled by conflict and uncertainty.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He declared that India\u2019s reforms stem from <\/span><b>conviction, not compulsion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and that the country\u2019s confidence is at an \u201cunprecedented high.\u201d His remarks came against the backdrop of strong growth data and global recognition of India\u2019s economic resilience.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>India\u2019s Economic Momentum<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India\u2019s GDP growth stood at 7.8% in April-June, which PM said \u201crests on a strong foundation.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the IMF raised India\u2019s GDP growth forecast for 2026-27 to 7% (up from 6.4% in July), citing \u201cstronger-than-expected momentum\u201d backed by resilient domestic demand and robust services activity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last week, the RBI also raised its own growth projection to 7.1%.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Highlights of PM Modi\u2019s Speech<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Key Economic Indicators Cited<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Current account deficit: fell from over 4% of GDP (12-13 years ago) to just 0.61% last year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foreign exchange reserves: now exceed $700 billion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Banking system: in its strongest position in decades.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These strengths have led to sovereign rating upgrades for India.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Reforms Are Our Conviction, Not Compulsion<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PM Modi listed India\u2019s major structural reforms as evidence of a deliberate, sustained policy direction:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goods and Services Tax (GST).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/labour-codes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Consolidation of 29 labour laws into four labour codes<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decriminalisation of hundreds of minor business-related offences.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He termed this continuing momentum India\u2019s \u201c<\/span><b><i>Reform Express<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u201d emphasising: \u201cFor us, reforms are not a compulsion. Reforms are our conviction.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><b>The Global Challenge: A Crisis of Trust<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PM identified trust as the defining challenge of the current global moment, warning that things that once connected the world are now being turned into weapons.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key concerns he raised:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supply chains, energy, minerals, payment systems, and technology are increasingly becoming instruments of pressure and dominance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Routes created by decades of globalisation have, in many cases, become chokepoints.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Artificial Intelligence (AI) is simultaneously transforming every sector.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many countries face growing challenges from ageing populations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><b>India\u2019s Response: \u201cPower to Empower\u201d<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PM Modi framed India\u2019s global engagement through the philosophy of \u201cpower to empower\u201d \u2014 using its capabilities to benefit the world, not just itself.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><b>Examples Cited:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Affordable and generic medicines supplied globally.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital identity and payment solutions (referencing India\u2019s digital public infrastructure, e.g., Aadhaar, UPI).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skilled youth and a talent pool supporting global industry.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over 2,000 Global Capability Centres (GCCs) in India providing services to companies worldwide.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><b>COVID-19 Vaccine Example<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: During the pandemic, India faced the question of whether vaccine manufacturing benefits would stay confined to a few countries.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India \u201cchose the path of empowering humanity,\u201d supplying vaccines to more than 100 countries \u2014 turning its manufacturing capability into a source of assistance for other nations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><b>AI Impact Summit Reference<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Modi noted that India\u2019s AI summit discussed not just AI for humanity, but even how animals could benefit from AI \u2014 reinforcing his point: \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the more capable and stronger India becomes, the more beneficial it will be for humanity and the world<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><b>Governance Philosophy: Empowerment Over Dependency<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PM extended this philosophy to domestic governance, stating that government authority should not be used to make citizens dependent on the system, but rather to make them capable and empowered.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following this approach, India has lifted <\/span><b>250 million people out of poverty<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over the past decade \u2014 a number greater than the population of many countries in the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He also noted that India does not confine its capabilities within its own borders, but shares them with the Global South and partner countries, creating wider opportunities for innovation and new talent.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PM Modi\u2019s address framed India\u2019s economic rise not as an isolated national achievement, but as a contribution to global stability at a time when trust between nations is under strain.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By linking strong macroeconomic indicators, sustained structural reforms, and a deliberate philosophy of \u201cpower to empower,\u201d he projected India as both a reliable economic partner and a responsible global actor \u2014 one that grows, in his words, \u201c<\/span><b><i>with the world, and for the world<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u201d rather than at anyone\u2019s expense.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/business\/pm-narendra-modi-bloomberg-new-economy-forum-2026-india-economic-growth-reforms-poverty-10919275\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2322664&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India as a global growth partner combines economic resilience, structural reforms, digital public infrastructure and global cooperation to support shared 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