“India Needs One Clear Voice”: Smriti Irani On Fixing Global Narratives & Winning Investor Trust

At BT Davos 2026, Business Today’s Group Editor Siddharth Zarabi is in an exclusive conversation with Smriti Irani, Founder & Chairperson, Alliance for Global Good: Gender Equity and Equality, on how global narratives about India are shaped and often misunderstood. Irani argues that India’s biggest challenge is not perception alone, but consistency in narrative-building in an age of constant, tech-driven breaking news. She stresses the need for coordinated messaging between government, industry, and civil society to attract sustained global investment. Irani also reflects on India’s political stability, policy cohesion, and execution capacity, highlighting how strong leadership and institutional continuity are critical in managing urbanisation, infrastructure demands, and global investor confidence.