Global disruption not a setback, but an opening: Amitabh Kant at BS Manthan

Last Updated: Feb 26 2026 | 8:23 PM IST

If global supply chains are breaking, can India help rebuild them? And as AI reshapes the world, can India shape it in its own image? Speaking at Business Standard’s BS Manthan summiton Wednesday, former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kantsaid this moment of disruption is not a setback but a strategic opening, provided India fixes its fundamentals. “When cracks appear, it is an opportunity for an emerging market to rise,” said the former G-20 sherpa of India, urging a shift from chasing ease of doing business to cutting the real cost of doing business, even as the country builds AI that is rooted in Indian data and realities.

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