Inglot and Qureshi clinch New York Open doubles title

I first met Narendra Modi at the Pravasi Bharatiya events going back over two decades, when he was Chief Minister of Gujarat. With me being a Zoroastrian Parsi, he would speak to me in Gujarati. Having followed his journey over the years, I have been struck by the consistency of his ambition for India's development and his determination to translate that ambition into action. What began with an emphasis on development, investment and enterprise in Gujarat has, since 2014, been pursued on an altogether greater national scale.

Having been born and brought up in India, and having spent much of my life championing closer ties between India and the United Kingdom, I have witnessed first-hand just how far India has come. Today, India is the fastest growing economy in the world, with the last’s quarter’s growth rate standing at 7.8%. India has risen from the world's tenth-largest economy in 2014 to among its five largest today, with an economy exceeding US$4 trillion. It is projected to be the third largest economy in the world within the next few years. But the significance of this transformation extends beyond economic statistics. It is reflected in the achievements of its entrepreneurs and the growing conviction that Indian businesses and innovators can compete with the very best in the world.