India's growth 'Remarkable': UK PM rebuts Trump 'Dead Economy' jibe

United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday lauded India’s rapid economic growth and said that India was well on track to become the world's third-largest economy by 2028. Starmer asserted that everything he has seen since his arrival in Mumbai is "absolute proof that India is on track". He also expressed his government’s commitment to strengthening bilateral trade ties. Speaking in Mumbai, Starmer said it was “significant” that the meeting was taking place in India’s economic and financial capital, given the country’s “remarkable growth story.” "I want to congratulate the PM on his leadership, aiming to be the world's 3rd largest economy by 2028. Your vision of Viksit Bharat is to make it a completely developed country by 2047,” Starmer said.

#WATCH | Mumbai: UK PM Keir Starmer says, "It is significant that we are meeting in Mumbai as India's economic and financial capital, because India's growth story is remarkable. I want to congratulate the PM on his leadership, aiming to be the world's 3rd largest economy by 2028.… pic.twitter.com/TMIRpigg36

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In what seemed a counter to US President Donald Trump's "dead economy" claim regarding India. The UK Prime Minister, who began his speech by greeting the gathering in Hindi,"Namaskar doston... I want to congratulate the PM on his leadership, aiming to be the world's 3rd largest economy by 2028. Your vision of Viksit Bharat is to make it a completely developed country by 2047," the UK PM, who is in his first visit to India, said.