New Delhi, April 5 -- India would emerge as a global leader in innovation and technology-driven growth, Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, has said.

The minister, who hailed the work of startups during a walk-through at the 'Startup Mahakumbh' event here, said that one can see the work of world-class quality, experience the technologies created on energy efficiency, powering electronics, see the defence equipment that young startups are creating, and realise how fintech is becoming a source of empowerment for the common citizen.

"This is the base - the foundation - on which India will foray in a very big way into the world of innovation. We will make our presence felt on the global stage. I go back extremely satisfied...