O líder do Congresso, Jairam Ramesh. Imagem do arquivo | Crédito da foto: O Hindu
O Congresso disse na quinta-feira (25 de junho de 2026) que a falta de dinamismo no investimento empresarial privado é o “desafio mais sério” da Índia e afirmou que a crescente concentração do poder económico está a dissuadir o crescimento do investimento.
O secretário-geral do Congresso, Jairam Ramesh, também alegou que estão agora a testemunhar o próprio investimento privado “politicamente patrocinado” a excluir o investimento privado de base ampla.
A falta de dinamismo no investimento empresarial privado é o desafio mais sério da Índia. A tibieza é causada por uma série de fatores que incluem –
(i) estagnação dos salários reais que está a afectar o crescimento do consumo em todo o espectro de rendimentos;
(ii) uma queda acentuada no mercado interno… pic.twitter.com/H34KFpbRsW-Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) 25 de junho de 2026
Mr. Ramesh also shared on X a media report which said the Adani Group accounted for a third of all the private capital expenditure in India during the financial year that ended on March 31, 2026. "The lack of buoyancy in private corporate investment is India's most serious challenge. The tepidity is caused by a number of factors that include stagnation in real wages that is affecting growth in consumption across the income spectrum; a steep fall in domestic savings rates aided by high inflation," Mr. Ramesh said. He further said the tepidity in private corporate investment is also caused by an atmosphere of fear and intimidation caused by the "raid raj of powers, tax authorities and investigative agencies; lack of consistency, predictability, and transparency in key policies that influence investment decisions; and the ever-growing tide of Chinese imports which have destroyed the market for domestically manufactured goods". Growing concentration of economic power is also deterring investment growth, he said. "Ironically the best pointer to this is provided by the co-architect of the Modani empire. He has proudly proclaimed that his empire alone accounted for a whopping one-third of all private corporate investment in India in 2025-26," Mr. Ramesh said. Economists have worried about public investment crowding out private investment, he said. "We are now witnessing politically-patronised private investment itself crowding out broad-based private investment," Mr. Ramesh alleged.
Published - June 25, 2026 12:00 pm IST
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