WEF DAVOS 2026 | India Will Become No.3, But Must Scale To $25–30T: Sunil Bharti Mittal

At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Kalli Purie, Vice Chairperson & Executive Editor-in-Chief of the India Today Group, spoke with Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, on India’s growth trajectory and global challenges. Mittal said India’s rise to the world’s third-largest economy is inevitable, but stressed that scale alone is not enough. He argued India must expand to a $25–30 trillion economy to meaningfully raise incomes. Highlighting strong government support, PLI-led manufacturing gains and rising exports, Mittal cautioned that intense global competition and shifting trade norms remain key risks. 

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