Opinion: Modi's Davos Speech Was Satisfying, But Hardly Breakout

Davos, to its critics, is the ultimate festival of bombast and empty sloganeering. Prior to this year's meeting of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort, the more cynical bits of Twitter were awash with mockery of the quotes that have marked previous iterations of the conference: such as "Goals are only wishes if you have a plan" (Melinda Gates), and "Let's...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered the first keynote address at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss mountain-resort of Davos on Tuesday. He highlighted climate change, terrorism and protectionism as the three biggest challenges in front of the world today, pitching India as the 'predictable, transparent, stable and progressive" nation that was good news in uncer...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to travel to the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Palestine in the second week of February, days after hosting ten leaders of the ASEAN countries.

Invoking Rabindranath Tagore, Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his address at the opening session of the World Economic Forum in Davos today. "The great Indian poet of the last century and Nobel laureate, Rabindranath Tagore, had imagined a heaven of freedom where the world is not broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls," PM Modi said towards the end o...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch on climate change at the Global Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, calling it the "first challenge" facing civilization. Prime Minister Modi identified climate change, global terrorism and protectionism as the three toughest challenges before the world today.

India is looking at an investment of two trillion dollars in infrastructure over the next two years, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum at Davos; India is attending the annual event for the first time in two decades.

India is poised to become a $5 trillion dollar economy by 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today as he addressed world leaders and global CEOs at the opening session of the World Economic Forum in the snowed-in Swiss mountain resort of Davos, inviting investors to "Come to India."

At a gathering of 70 world leaders and over 3,000 global industry leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today warned that globalisation is facing a challenge from the "rising forces of protectionism" - a comment that's is seen as flagging the protectionist stance of the US, under the Donald Trump administration.

It has been a long time since an Indian Prime Minister last visited Davos. Prime Minister Narendra Modi demonstrated just how long, as he delivered his debut speech at the opening of the World Economic Forum.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the opening plenary session at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The first Indian Prime Minister to attend the session in Davos, PM Modi has pitched India as an investment destination and major driver of global economic growth. In his address, PM Modi also asked the world to unite against what he called the three biggest challen...

Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan today said the Western world must realise they cannot go a long way without the help of the emerging economies and warned that no one would be able to resolve any problem of a 'fractured world' if things are not set right soon.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the first Indian prime minister in two decades to attend a meeting of the world's rich and powerful in Davos, trying to carve out a bigger global role for the country, while convincing investors that his economic reforms are a success.

We have been the fastest growing large economy for the last three years and very clearly people see a huge investment opportunity as India develops its infrastructure, said Piyush Goyal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a keynote speech at the plenary session of the World Economic Forum in Davos today. PM Modi's was the opening speech of this years World Economic Forum or WEF meet. Prime Minister Modi, the first Indian prime minister to attend the WEF in Davos since Deve Gowda in 1997, had said before his speech that he "looks forward to sharing...

Shah Rukh Khan was honoured at the World Economic Forum's annual Crystal Awards on Monday evening

Switzerland went on avalanche alert on Monday as fresh snow smothered much of the Alps a day before the World Economic Forum in Davos gets under way.

At a round table with global CEOs in Davos, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed everyone by their first name, took questions and invited ideas, participants told NDTV on Monday.

The optimism was especially strong in the United States after a year of robust growth, deregulation and tax cuts under President Donald Trump.

Shah Rukh Khan received a Crystal Award at the World Economic Forum summit at Davos on Monday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his Davos debut to a standing ovation as he entered the Congress Centre to deliver the keynote address at this year's World Economic Forum's opening session. Speaking in Hindi, PM Modi showcased ease of doing business in India to world leaders and global CEOs, also calling for countries to unite to tackle what he called the three big ...