India ministers sell bullish view at Davos as China's growth falters

DAVOS, Switzerland -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet ministers came to the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos with a clear and direct message. If now was time for India to assert itself as a powerful economy, then "India has seized the moment."

This message was hammered home to audience members at a session on Thursday titled "Can India seize its moment?" Hardeep Singh Puri, minister of petroleum, natural gas, housing and urban affairs, kicked off the panel session, saying it already had.