Piyush Goyal's weekend remark has a serious point: India's work ethic, scale give it an edge

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal used humour to make a larger point about India's workforce and economic potential at the India-Netherlands Business Forum. Saying Indians would not remind employers that it was 5 pm or the weekend, he highlighted the country's young, skilled and aspirational workforce as a major advantage for businesses. Goyal said India's vast market and expanding infrastructure complement the Netherlands' technological strengths, creating opportunities for deeper collaboration. He also highlighted India's clean energy capacity and projected $200 billion in data centre investments over the next seven to eight years, urging businesses to turn bilateral momentum into concrete opportunities.