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India Economic Conclave 2023: empowering India’s economic growth
Mumbai: India’s premium broadcast network, Times Network, is hosting the ninth edition of its annual signature event, India Economic Conclave (IEC) scheduled on 01 & 02 June 2023 at Taj Palace, New Delhi. A distinguished global platform, India Economic Conclave has been instrumental in shaping a national discourse on the country’s economic growth. Driving the theme, “India: The Emerging Third Superpower”, IEC 2023 will lead critical conversations with eminent policymakers, global visionaries, and iconic leaders from India Inc on India’s growth as a leading global superpower.
Times Network India Economic Conclave 2023, Amitabh Kant, G20 Sherpa of India said, “India is setting the agenda for G20 and the world is following us. G20 is not a political forum. It’s a platform for growth, development, and financial prosperity. We are living in a world of politics, but all the political issues must be discussed in the UN security council. We must remain focused on the economy. Covid has left 200 million people below the line, 100 million people have lost their jobs and 75 countries are facing a debt crisis, these issues must be brought to the centre stage for emerging markets instead of raising issues of the Russia-Ukraine war. Since India is setting a precedent at the G20 summit, the job of India is to bring consensus on a vast range of issues including climate, economic and developmental issues. If we are not able to use our leadership to provide impetus to growth, climate action, sustainability, etc, then we will be failing. Our objective is to bring all 20 countries including China and Russia on board on specific development issues. India does 11x fast payments than America or the UK do together, we do about 50 per cent of the real-time payments in the world, and we have provided approx. 40 million houses, 110 million toilets for our citizens, 240 million pipe water connections and we have built 55K of roads. All of this is the reflection of the political and developmental narrative. We need to provide a vast amount of resources towards entrepreneurs who are pushing towards climate change. World Bank is not able to raise money from the private sector which has about 350 trillion dollars. They need to invest more in developing countries through blended finance, and credit enhancement towards emerging markets. The important thing to understand is that emerging markets are growing at an all-time high and most of the growth will come from these emerging markets in the next four to five decades”.
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WITT Summit 2026 concludes in New Delhi
Babar Azam’s comical diving attempt goes viral as league introduces anti-dew measures.
MUMBAI: The WITT Summit just wrapped up with enough big ideas to fill a policy playbook because when India’s leaders, thinkers and icons gather under one roof, even the conversations hit sixes. The eighth edition of TV9 Network’s flagship What India Thinks Today (WITT) Summit 2026 concluded on Saturday after two days of dynamic discussions at its New Delhi venue. India’s largest multi-domain public policy and culture summit brought together political leaders, policymakers, sports icons, artists and technology innovators to examine the forces shaping contemporary India and its global standing.
Prime minister Narendra Modi delivered the keynote address on the theme “India and the World” for the third consecutive year. In a wide-ranging speech, he addressed the ongoing conflict in West Asia, calling for restraint and compassion while highlighting India’s continued development trajectory despite global turmoil.
The summit featured candid conversations with state leaders. Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy articulated a people-first governance model and contrasted it with other development approaches. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav declared that Left-wing extremism had been effectively eliminated in his state and highlighted preparations for the upcoming Kumbh Mela. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann defended his government’s record, citing the closure of 19 toll plazas and creation of the Sadak Suraksha Force. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar expressed confidence in Congress prospects in Assam and addressed recent allegations against him.
On geopolitics and national security, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia outlined India’s ambition to become a builder of trusted digital infrastructure for the world, citing the rapid 5G rollout and village-level 4G connectivity.
Cricket received significant attention. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly praised player freedom and trust as hallmarks of great leadership and named MS Dhoni as the greatest captain due to his World Cup successes. India women’s team bowling coach Aavishkar Salvi credited the BCCI and Women’s Premier League for building a pipeline of world-class talent behind the team’s recent ODI World Cup triumph.
The summit also hosted the inaugural AI² Awards 2026, celebrating the convergence of human creativity and machine intelligence in storytelling and content creation. Poet and kathavachak Kumar Vishwas delivered a nuanced take on India’s concept of Dharma and criticised the recent arrest of an 80-year-old Shankaracharya. Veteran lyricist Sameer Anjaan and storyteller Neelesh Misra reflected on changing music trends and artistic responsibility in the wake of a recent controversy involving Nora Fatehi.
In a country where conversations often run as deep as the Ganges, the WITT Summit proved once again that when leaders, thinkers and storytellers come together, the real winner is public discourse lively, layered and refreshingly unafraid to tackle the big questions shaping India’s tomorrow.
