New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- India is working on three major principles in this new geopolitical and geo-economic world order, Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said citing them as 'aatmnirbharta' (self-reliance), 'aatmvishwas' (self-confidence) and 'aatmraksha' (self- protection).

Speaking at the curtain raiser event for the 30th CII Partnership Summit in New Delhi, in presence of Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Goyal said "great partnerships" are built on technology, trust, trade, talent and tradition. His comments came at a time when the world is witnessing geopolitical turbulence like the Russia-Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas wars and tariff uncertainties triggered by the US.

In a reference to the...