The Indian Embassy in Kuwait initiated the "Viksit Bharat 2047: India-Kuwait Dialogues" during a special event in Kuwait City.
The Embassy's new initiative will consist of a series of discussions aimed at showcasing India, or Bharat, and its multiple facets to Kuwait, encouraging dialogue, enhancing idea exchange, and establishing connections, relationships, and partnerships between India and Kuwait.
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The India-Kuwait Dialogues will cover diverse topics – future sessions are anticipated to include speakers from various sectors such as policymakers, investors, innovators, artists, thought leaders, chefs, fashion and jewelry designers, authors, and personalities from sports and film.
The Embassy today held the inaugural talk of the "Viksit Bharat 2047: India-Kuwait Dialogues" in partnership with the Indian Business & Professional Council (IBPC) – Kuwait. Prominent economist, Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Dean of Shiv Nadar University, served as the Keynote Speaker at the Inaugural Talk focused on ‘India’s sustained growth: Despite a challenging global environment’. Over 100 participants were present at the Talk, comprising distinguished economists and thought leaders, business executives and professionals, investors and entrepreneurs, as well as members of the diplomatic community and media representatives.
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In her opening remarks, Paramita Tripathi, India’s Ambassador to Kuwait, highlighted India's robust economic growth, noting that it remains the fastest-growing major economy globally, with expectations of reaching a USD 5 trillion economy by 2030. She noted that the synergies between India's Viksit Bharat 2047 and Kuwait's Vision 2035 generate opportunities for co-investment, technology collaborations, and policy exchange, establishing new standards for South–South cooperation.
Dr. Kathuria delivered an insightful talk on the theme “India’s sustained growth: Despite a challenging global environment”.
Dr. Kathuria says, “India’s sustained GDP growth and its strong macroeconomic indicators. He provided insights into how India’s Union Budget 2026, which was presented by the Finance Minister in Parliament on 1 February 2026, reinforced India’s commitment to sustained and inclusive growth, fiscal prudence, and long-term economic resilience, and how this translated into opportunities for foreign investment, including from Kuwait.”
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Dr. Kathuria also emphasized that India’s vast consumer base, a powerful demand engine, and strong domestic consumption had helped stabilize the economy, while the government's stepping up capital expenditure, particularly in infrastructure, such as roads, railways, ports, airports, and metro systems, was laying the groundwork for strong private-sector participation.