Overview
- India’s ambassador Vinay Mohan Kwatra used a Washington conference to say economic growth and broad prosperity drive the country’s current shift, citing 7% plus GDP expansion.
- He outlined three parallel moves that shape policy now: a governance reset to deliver services and finance to citizens, a rapid buildout of roads and digital rails, and a push in technology and manufacturing.
- Kwatra highlighted digital public infrastructure as both the pipe that carries benefits to people and a growth engine that can speed payments, cut leakages, and widen market access.
- He warned of a global return to controls that restrict access to technology, products, and services, arguing that resilient and reliable supply chains now matter more than the cheapest option.
- Calling the India–U.S. relationship consequential, he noted annual trade of about $200 billion, a goal of $500 billion by decade’s end, focus areas like AI, semiconductors, quantum tech, and critical minerals, and a 2047 developed‑nation target measured year by year.