India not immune to global slowdown, but fundamentals strong: WEF

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is organising a two-day India Economic Summit (IES) in New Delhi from Thursday. WEF Managing Director Sarita Nayyar tells Indivjal Dhasmana that IES will bring together experts to accelerate the adoption of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies so that South Asia can attain its growth potential. Edited excerpts:

The WEF is organising IES at a time when India’s economic growth has plunged to a five-year low of 5 per cent — in the first quarter of 2019-20. What solutions can be expected from the event on perking up growth in India?

The global economy is going through a