Protectionism is gaining ground and globalisation is losing its appeal Cheap Jerseys China , but India is open for business, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the World Economic Forum on Tuesday.
Modi is leading a big government and business delegation to the summit in Davos, the first Indian prime minister do so in 21 years Cheap Jerseys , aiming to showcase India as a fast-growing economic power and a potential driver of global growth.
His comments on rising trade barriers came ahead of an address to the forum later this week by US President Donald Trump, who has championed inward-looking policies for the world's biggest economy.
"Instead of globalisation, the power of protectionism is putting its head up. Their wish is not only to save themselves from globalisation but to change the natural flow of globalisation Wholesale Atlanta Hawks Jerseys ," Modi said at the opening of the forum, which has attracted 70 heads of state and government, chief executives and top bankers.
"The result of this is that we are seeing new types of tariff and non-tariff-based barriers being imposed. Bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations appear to have come to a halt.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he speaks at the Opening Plenary during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos Wholesale Boston Celtics Jerseys , Switzerland, January 23, 2018. REUTERS
"There is a slowdown in cross-border financial investments and the expansion of (the) global supply chain appears to have slowed down."
Trump has been pushing an "America First" policy of getting businesses to invest in the United States instead of overseas Wholesale Brooklyn Nets Jerseys , potentially affecting the growth prospects of emerging economies such as India dependent on foreign investment.
During his 2016 election campaign, Trump blamed globalisation for ravaging