Shanghai: India’s Consul General in Shanghai, Pratik Mathur, held an insightful and engaging interaction with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Engen Tham, focusing on India’s rapidly expanding economic influence and transformative development journey.
Ms. Tham, honoured this year with the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting, exchanged perspectives with the Consul General on India’s emergence as one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies.
During the meeting, Mathur extended his congratulations and highlighted India’s recent achievements in improving ease of doing business, strengthening manufacturing capabilities, promoting innovation-led entrepreneurship, and advancing the green and digital economy. He noted that India’s policy reforms, infrastructure push, and technology-driven governance are creating new opportunities for sustainable and inclusive growth.
The conversation also touched upon India’s growing role in global supply chains, renewable energy expansion, startup ecosystem, and digital public infrastructure initiatives that are drawing worldwide attention.
Both sides acknowledged the importance of stronger international dialogue and deeper economic engagement between India and global stakeholders. The interaction reflected increasing international curiosity about the #IndiaGrowthStory and India’s vision of balancing rapid economic expansion with sustainability, innovation, and social development.
The meeting further reinforced India’s commitment to strengthening global partnerships and showcasing its transformation story on international platforms through diplomacy, economic cooperation, and meaningful conversations.
