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Commerce and industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said that India has a strong foreign exchange reserve and the country is in a comfortable position to meet all the requirements even in any worst-case scenario in the next five-six years. India's forex kitty jumped $3.553 billion to $599.529 billion for the week ended May 12, according to the Reserve Bank of India.

The minister also said that the government efforts have helped in managing inflation and 'I am happy that it has been respected and recognised by the RBI (as) they have also taken a pause on the interest rates during the last MPC (Monetary Policy Committee) meeting'.

Further, he stated no other developing country in the world is in such a 'sweet spot' and it was the first time in many years that business persons are seeing interest rates almost at par with developed countries. Moreover, he stated ‘I believe this is a compelling case for investments, for growth and for expanding our international outreach, for bringing technology, for bringing innovation into the country’.

Besides, he said that India's trading partners want India to fast track negotiations for free trade agreements (FTAs). India is at present negotiating such agreements with nations including Canada, EFTA (European Free Trade Association), the UK, and the European Union (EU).