India, Jan. 24 -- As the World Economic Forum annual meeting drew to a close, apex industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) said on Friday India was cited as a long-term reliable growth anchor amid geopolitical concerns hogging the discussions.

CII Director General Chandrajit Banerjee said that the mood at Davos could be best described as cautiously optimistic and strategically focused. "Geopolitics clearly shaped the backdrop, but it didn't crowd out the economic agenda, rather it sharpened it.

Leaders and investors used the moment to rethink supply chain resilience, trade diversification, and capital allocation toward economies that offer stability, scale, and policy predictability," he said.In that context, India was freq...