New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, 13 February, that India contributes around16% to global growth today and expressed confidence that the country will become a new engine of the world economy.

In this decade of the 21st century, India is riding the 'Reform Express', and its biggest feature is that "we are accelerating it not out of compulsion, but with conviction and reform commitment," PM Modi was quoted as saying while addressing at the ET Now Global Business Summit 2026.

"India accounts for 16% of global growth, and I am confident that our contribution will continue to increase in the future. India is poised to drive the world's economic growth and emerge as a new engine of global growth," PTI quoted h...