India's economic growth may face headwinds due to the US tariffs, but economist and PM-EAC member Sanjeev Sanyal is clear: the country will not back down in the face of external pressures. "We won't escalate the situation, but we will stand our ground," he said in a conversation with ORF's Samir Saran, when asked about the unpredictability in global trade triggered by US President Donald Trump's tariffs. Advertisement

Sanyal acknowledged the current phase of global instability but asserted that India must embrace the turbulence as part of its emergence as a third global economic power. He pointed out that while India's growth this year is projected at 6.5 to 7%, there is potential for a higher rate.

"We'll grow somewhere 6.5 to 7% this year. It looks good compared to the rest of the wor

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