Davos with Accenture

Borge Brende Exclusive: From Trump Tariffs To China And India’s Start-Up Engine

Join Rahul Kanwal, Executive Director, Business Today in a special conversation with Borge Brende, President, World Economic Forum just ahead of Davos 2025. The chat unpacks critical global trends and the impact of key geopolitical events ranging from Trump tariffs to the dip in India’s Q2 GDP growth and AI and the future of business. Are the threats of tariffs by Donald Trump a bargaining chip in his trade talks or will China take retaliatory measures against the US? Can India leverage the "China+2" strategy? Brende highlights India’s rising potential, its strengths in pharma and services, and its path to becoming the 3rd largest global economy. He also discusses how AI is transforming productivity and growth worldwide and praises India as a start-up powerhouse, with over 140,000 start-ups and a growing IT edge which can be further catalysed by AI.