New Delhi, Dec. 6 -- India is at a "Goldilocks moment" and must seize it to close long-pending trade deals, accelerate infrastructure investment, and build domestic AI and digital capabilities to secure long-term economic gains, Bharti Enterprises chairman and founder Sunil Mittal said on Friday.

Speaking at the HT Leadership Summit in New Delhi, Mittal described the current environment as uniquely favourable. "It is a Goldilocks moment. Currently, growth is positive. India's work ethic is excellent; enough is going on in this country for us to get to that 2047 vision of being one of the most important economic countries in the world," he said.

Global partners, he added, now see India "on equal terms". "We have a leader who wants India ...