{
  "id": 5291749,
  "title": "India’s Growth Story Inspires Global Confidence, Unlocks New Opportunities: PM Modi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/indias-growth-story-inspires-global-confidence-unlocks-new",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T08:54:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/indias-growth-story-inspires-global-confidence-unlocks-new-opportunities-pm-modi"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Thursday that India's economic growth is generating global confidence and opening up fresh prospects, as both nations agreed to broaden cooperation in trade, defense, clean energy, critical minerals, and advanced technologies. Following extensive discussions with Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever in New Delhi, Modi highlighted India's GDP growth of 7.8% in the most recent quarter, even amid geopolitical tensions and uncertainty over global food, fuel, and supply chain dynamics. \"Despite these challenges, India's economy has sustained its momentum,\" Modi remarked.\n\nPiyush Goyal defended India's 7.8% GDP growth rate, rebuking the opposition for spreading negative sentiment. De Wever emphasized the India-EU free trade agreement as a significant milestone, emphasizing the deepening and more strategic nature of relations between New Delhi and Brussels. Clean energy, critical minerals, and semiconductors were identified as key areas for intensified collaboration. Modi underscored that a clean energy future and a dependable supply chain were mutual priorities, noting that an agreement signed today on renewable energy would boost sustainability cooperation.\n\nBeyond mere consumption, Sanjeev Sanyal explained the factors driving India's 7.8% economic growth, along with ongoing challenges. The two sides also committed to enhancing cooperation in processing and recycling critical minerals. Modi praised the complementary nature of Belgium's expertise in semiconductors and India's vast scale. On global conflicts, Modi reaffirmed India's backing for dialogue and diplomacy to swiftly end hostilities in Ukraine and West Asia, while both nations reiterated their dedication to combating terrorism in all its forms.",
  "summary": "New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India’s economic growth is emerging as a source of global confidence and fresh opportunities, as India and Belgium agreed to deepen cooperation across trade, defence, clean energy, critical minerals and advanced technologies. Modi made the remarks following wide-ranging talks with Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever in New Delhi. India’s…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}