Resilience amid the storm: India's arrival as a global power

Calendar 2025 has been a period of profound global and domestic turbulence, defined by escalating geopolitical friction, increasing turn to protectionism, and the use of unilateral measures disrupting global trade and supply chains.

- PRITAM BANERJEE

For India, these external pressures were compounded by hostile trade policies in its major markets, and a state-sponsored terrorist attack from Pakistan. Yet, India's economic growth and socio-economic development trajectory continued unabated. Through Operation Sindoor, India delivered a decisive response to cross-border provocation, signalling an uncompromising commitment to its sovereignty. Ultimately, 2025 will stand as a testament to India's resilience against all odds. Let us understand why:

Engine of global growth

In a world fractured by uncertainty, India stands out for its policy consistency, paired with sustained ambition.

Major institutions, including the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley, now view India as the primary engine of long-term global growth by robust Driven domestic demand, massive infrastructure scaling, and a deep-seated digital revolution, India is projected to be the chief contributor to global gross domestic product (GDP) expansion over the next decade.