For an inclusive growth, India needs to give a level-playing field to women and make its 'daughters' feel safe, and not exclude anyone on the basis of race or religion, IMF Chief Christine Lagarde said today.
"My definition of inclusiveness includes women and includes everybody," said Lagarde, who is on a two-day India visit, was speaking today at an event in Lady Sri Ram College. Lagarde, who is on a two-day India visit, was replying to a query at an event here whether communal incidents would come in the way of the country achieving 7.5 per cent inclusive growth next year.
"I stick to my general principle that there should be no exclusion or no reservation or capture of the output by a particular group of people, be they of one particular group, one particular race or one particular religion. This is not correct," said Lagarde, herself a know champion of women's rights.