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NATION | ET Now Summit 2026

India Riding on the Reform Express

...That’s Why We Worked to

Change the Entire System

This decade has been a decade of he development approach that New India is
unprecedented growth, improved pursuing has given the country the confidence
performance, and a strong democracy for Tto make decisions based on its needs and
India. All this didn’t happen by chance. interests. This is why, even in this turbulent decade,
India made it clear in a NITI Aayog India’s economy did not weaken but continued to
document in 2015 that the country would strengthen. Speaking at the ET Now Global Summit
not adopt any foreign development model 2026 on the theme “A Decade of Disruption, A
but would chart its own path based on Century of Change,” Prime Minister Modi cited the
its needs and experiences. Prime Minister example of cabinet notes in the past. He said these
Narendra Modi stated at the ET Now Global would take weeks or months to prepare, slowing
Business Summit 2026 on February 13th progress. His government has made the deci-
that forced reforms never yield the desired sion-making process timely and technology-driven
results, so the government worked to so that files don’t linger indefinitely, and the results
change the entire system... are clearly visible.

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