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Modi presents India as a reliable partner amid supply chain risks
Narendra Modi presented India as a reliable partner at an international forum in New Delhi.
He said supply chains, trade and technology that once connected countries are increasingly being used to pressure them.
Wars, tariffs and state control over key materials can disrupt supplies, while artificial intelligence adds to uncertainty.
Modi said India could offer stability to investors and other countries.
The IMF raised its forecast for India's economic growth in fiscal 2027 to 7%, citing strong domestic demand and services.
India is also facing student-led protests over a controversial overhaul of voter rolls, and opposition politicians have asked the top court to intervene.
Modi did not address the protests, and the sources do not say what will happen next.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented India as a reliable and stable partner amid risks to global supply chains.
Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi on Oct 13, he warned that trade, technologies and supply networks were increasingly being used as tools of coercion.
Modi cited disruptions from wars, tariffs and greater state control over critical minerals and other inputs.
The International Monetary Fund raised its forecast for India’s fiscal 2027 growth to 7%, from 6.4% projected in July.
Modi did not directly address protests in New Delhi over a proposed overhaul of voter rolls.
- Who
- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- What
- He presented India as a reliable partner and warned that supply chains, trade and technologies were increasingly being used as instruments of coercion.
- When
- Oct 13, 2026.
- Where
- The Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi, India.
- Why
- He cited uncertainty and disruptions to global supply chains, including those caused by wars, tariffs and state control over critical inputs.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The International Monetary Fund raised its forecast for India’s fiscal 2027 growth to 7%, from 6.4% projected in July.
Opposition politicians filed a petition seeking intervention from India’s top court over a controversial overhaul of voter rolls.
Modi addressed the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi and presented India as a reliable partner amid global supply-chain uncertainty.
- Forum
- Bloomberg New Economy Forum
- Location
- New Delhi, India
- India fiscal 2027 growth forecast
- 7%, raised from 6.4%
- Address date
- Oct 13, 2026
- Protest issue
- Controversial overhaul of India’s voter rolls
What people are saying
In a world filled with uncertainty, India offers the assurance of reliability and stability.
Things that connected the world at one time are today being weaponised.
One of the biggest questions facing the world today is that of trust, of confidence – the confidence that supplies will continue uninterrupted in times of need.
Sources
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