Narendra Modi struck a bullish note with his opening address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, as he set a target for the Indian economy to double in size over the next seven years.
Most political leaders who appear at the elite gathering in Switzerland act as salesman-in-chief for their countries, and India’s prime minister did not disappoint.
Boasting to the assembled multinational executives and financiers that his country was “removing red tape and laying out the red carpet” for investors, Mr Modi claimed India would have a $5tn economy by 2025. “Investing in India, travelling to India, manufacturing in India has become much easier than before,” he said.