Republic India Economic Summit 2025: Amitabh Kant Outlines India’s Defining Economic Moment

The Republic India Economic Summit 2025 (IES) has commenced, bringing together India’s top policymakers, economists, global business leaders, and innovators under one platform. Hosted at the Republic Media Network headquarters, the summit focuses on India’s extraordinary ascent as a global economic force and sets the roadmap for the country’s vision for the next decade.

India’s G20 Sherpa and former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant delivered a high-impact session at the summit, explaining why India has become the world’s fastest-growing major economy. He highlighted the explosive scale of India’s startup landscape — now the third largest globally — and emphasized how the nation’s youth are shaping the future of entrepreneurship and innovation.