据印度新闻社“印度新闻社”报道，印度国防部长拉杰纳特·辛格周二表示，尽管几个主要经济体放缓，印度经济增长率约为7.8%，对全球经济增长的贡献超过16%。
India is growing at about 7.8 per cent and contributes more than 16 per cent to global economic growth despite a slowdown in several major economies, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday, according to news agency Press Trust of India.
辛格在对塔吉克斯坦进行为期两天的正式访问期间，出席上海合作组织会议并致辞，向印度侨民概述了印度的经济增长、改革、技术进步以及不断扩大的全球角色。
Addressing the Indian diaspora during a two-day official visit to Tajikistan for a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting, Singh outlined India's economic growth, reforms, technological progress and expanding global role.
辛格表示，由于西亚冲突，几个主要经济体正在放缓。与此同时，印度已与38个国家签署自由贸易协定，为印度制造商和生产者打开了新市场。
Singh said several major economies were slowing because of the conflict in West Asia. India, meanwhile, had signed free trade agreements with 38 countries, opening new markets for Indian manufacturers and producers.
他说，预计将取消对99%印度出口产品关税的印英和印欧贸易协定，将增强印度的贸易前景和全球经济伙伴关系。
He said the India-UK and India-EU trade agreements, which are expected to remove tariffs on 99 per cent of Indian exports, would strengthen the country's trade prospects and global economic partnerships.
辛格表示，印度秉持“世界一家”的理念，渴望将繁荣、知识与力量相结合，致力于世界和平与人类福祉。
Singh said India, guided by the philosophy of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam', aspired to combine prosperity, knowledge and strength with a commitment to global peace and the well-being of humanity."
他说：“在纳伦德拉·莫迪总理的领导下，印度的经济转型、改革驱动的治理、技术进步和日益提升的全球地位，正在为实现这一愿景铺平道路。”
India's economic transformation, reform-driven governance, technological advancement and growing global stature under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership are paving the way towards the realisation of this vision," he said."
辛格说：“印度已从‘政策瘫痪’时代迈向由明确政策方向驱动的‘改革快车道’。对我们而言，改革不是被迫之举，而是一种信念。”
India has moved from an era of 'policy paralysis' to a 'reform express' driven by a clear policy direction. For us, reforms are not a compulsion; they are a conviction," Singh said.
据印度新闻社报道，该部长表示，国防出口已达创纪录的38424亿卢比，而国防产值已增至1.8万亿卢比。
According to PTI, the minister said defence exports had reached a record Rs 38,424 crore, while defence production had risen to Rs 1.80 lakh crore."
他说：“初创企业数量从2014年前的几百家增至25万多家，其中近半数源自中小城市和城镇。”
The number of start-ups has grown from a few hundred before 2014 to more than 2.5 lakh, and nearly half of these start-ups originate from smaller cities and towns," he said.
辛格表示，印度可再生能源装机容量从2014年的约75吉瓦增至近300吉瓦。
Singh said India's renewable energy capacity had increased from about 75 gigawatts in 2014 to nearly 300 gigawatts.
他补充说，该国正通过“印度半导体计划”和“印度半导体任务”快速迈向半导体制造领域。他表示，印度已成为全球实时数字交易中心，统一支付接口（UPI）交易额从2016-17财年的700亿卢比增至2025-26财年的314万亿卢比。他还说，廉价移动数据和更广泛的连接性也让更多印度人获得了机遇。
He added that the country was moving rapidly towards semiconductor manufacturing through the Semicon India programme and the India Semiconductor Mission. He said India had emerged as a global centre for real-time digital transactions, with the value of Unified Payments Interface transactions rising from Rs 7,000 crore in 2016-17 to Rs 314 lakh crore in 2025-26. Affordable mobile data and wider connectivity had also enabled more Indians to access opportunities, he said.
在谈到包容性发展时，辛格表示，过去十年间约有2.5亿人摆脱了贫困。
Highlighting inclusive development, Singh said about 25 crore people had been lifted out of poverty over the past decade.
这位部长还赞扬了加强印度与塔吉克斯坦文化及民间联系的努力。他说，两国拥有长期友好的关系，印度侨民仍是连接两国的重要纽带。
The minister also praised efforts to strengthen cultural and people-to-people ties between India and Tajikistan. He said the countries shared longstanding cordial relations and that the Indian diaspora remained an important link between them.
辛格指出，印度的歌曲、音乐、文学和电影在塔吉克民众中很受欢迎。活动还呈现了印度和塔吉克艺术家的文化表演。
Singh noted that Indian songs, music, literature and cinema were popular among Tajik people. The event also featured cultural performances by Indian and Tajik artists.
辛格的致辞聚焦于印度的经济增长、贸易协定、国防生产、初创企业、可再生能源、数字交易以及深化与塔吉克斯坦关系的努力。
Singh's address focused on India's economic growth, trade agreements, defence production, start-ups, renewable energy, digital transactions and efforts to deepen ties with Tajikistan.