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Former ECB Chief Trichet Praises India's Economic Future, Cautions on Global Risks
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Moneycontrol•05-10-2026, 04:01
Former ECB Chief Trichet Praises India's Economic Future, Cautions on Global Risks
- •Former ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet expresses greater optimism for India's economic prospects than the global economy, citing its room for growth before the middle-income trap.
- •Trichet believes India is well-positioned to achieve developed economy status by 2047, supported by its reform record and sustained economic growth.
- •He highlights India's strong human capital, including its vast pool of engineers, scientists, and skilled professionals, as a key driver for long-term prosperity.
- •Trichet cautions that India's progress towards its 2047 goal depends significantly on avoiding global disorder, power politics, and a breakdown of international rules.
- •He advises India to maintain strategic independence in a fragmented world, drawing parallels with Europe's efforts to protect its economic interests and democratic values.
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Jean-Claude Trichet stated that he is more positive about India than the global economy as a whole, highlighting the country's record of reforms, sustained economic growth, and substantial room for economic catch-up before risking the middle-income trap.
Trichet remains optimistic due to India's immense reservoir of human capital, including a large pool of engineers, scientists, and skilled professionals, alongside its democratic institutions, political stability, and recent economic reforms.
Trichet cautioned that global disorder, power politics, the breakdown of established rules, and fragmentation in trade and supply chains could impact India's 2047 developed-economy goal, as progress heavily depends on the rest of the world.
