'Tata Is Indian, But There Cannot Be Anything More British Than Its Product Jaguar Land Rover': Theresa May

Ms May called upon the world to engage with each other to ensure globalisation and free trade works for all and benefits everyone.

Mr Gadkari said it is very much possible to create a new city like Davos back in India where hotels, shops and conference centres would be set up.

India and China are going to remain in focus in any debate on globalisation as they contribute a big chunk today to the global growth, the National Development Bank president said.

"The irony is that when more walls show up it is a good opportunity for services companies to help do business across those walls," said Mr Sikka of Infosys.

Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasised that the world needs to do a "reality check" even as she said India remains on track to grow its trade and economy faster.

The commerce and industry minister said the debate here at WEF has been about the fate of globalisation and whether capitalism needs to be demonised.

Rapid technological change threatens to create a new swathe of have-nots and displaced digital refugees, and the solution to this lies in technologies themselves, leaders say.

"There is a responsibility to re-skill workers, for a more globalised future," the Wipro CEO said.

Mr Neemuchwala said that Wipro has been associated with many schools and US universities through various programmes to boost its local hiring.

According to the IMF chief, the middle class is both growing and shrinking - growing on a global basis, but shrinking in countries like the US.

Showcasing India growth story before global business leaders in Davos at the World Economic Forum annual meeting, senior Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said that the time is appropriate and opportune for investing in India.

The women of Afghanistan's first all-female orchestra are set to be catapulted onto the world stage with a performance at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meet here, she said, "I don't think we should worry about it (industrial revolution)."

While India doesn't figure among the most sought after global destinations for expatriates, foreigners in India are more confident about their prospects than in many other Asian countries, an HSBC report shows.

China's President Xi Jinping said that China is willing to take the lead in protecting the world from Trump's protectionism and the consequences of the Brexit.

Chinese President Xi Jinping offered a vigorous defence of globalisation on Tuesday, pushing back against the "America First" rhetoric of incoming US president Donald Trump and signalling Beijing's desire to play a bigger role on the global stage.

Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari and Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday joined over 100 corporate honchos from India at the WEF meet.

Some panelists noted that creating environment where innovation will prosper in gigantic companies tends to spawn new structures.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said Artificial Intelligence is moving on the right ladder and highlighted its importance in reviving the sluggish global GDP growth.

Kamler's state-of-the-art plant, for instance, will soon be able to produce bicycles with just 12 employees per shift.