Two engines. One direction.
India grows faster than any large economy and still has to get rich before it gets old. That means two engines firing together, a country that makes for the world and not only for itself, growth that reaches wages and a state that gets out of the way.
Four positions, stated plainly.
Run two engines together. Let AI be the lever.
Services made India’s name. Manufacturing has to make its jobs. AI lets both run faster at once: services that sell intelligence and factories that use it.
Make for the world, not for the rupee.
A protected home market makes comfortable companies. The world market makes great ones. Exports reached a record $863 billion in 2025-26 and every new trade deal widens the door.
Put money and work in more hands.
Demand from the middle and the bottom of the pyramid is what keeps factories full. Growth that never reaches wages is growth that will not last.
Get the state out of the way.
Decriminalise, simplify, privatise and speed up the courts. Every rule that does not protect someone costs someone a job.
India’s economy in eight numbers.
- ₹346 lakh cr Nominal GDP, 2025-26: On the new 2022-23 base.
- 7.8% Real growth, Apr–Jun 2026: 7.7% for 2025-26.
- ₹2.08 lakh Income per person, 2025-26: Net national income at current prices.
- $863 bn Exports, 2025-26: A record. Goods $442 bn, services $421 bn.
- ~15% Manufacturing share of output: Grew 10.7% in 2025-26.
- $94.5 bn FDI, 2025-26: The highest ever.
- 34.6% Women in the labour force: Sep 2026. Unemployment 5.0%.
- 5.54% Inflation, Sep 2026: A 23-month high, led by food and fuel.
Sources: MoSPI/PIB, Jun 2026; Times of Oman, Aug 2026; All India Radio, Jul 2026; DD India, Oct 2026; Deccan Herald, Oct 2026; IANS, Jul 2026; Adda247, Sep 2026.