India could be within “striking distance” of achieving 8% annual economic growth if the global geopolitical situation remains stable, Shaktikanta Das, principal secretary to the prime minister, has said, adding that the government has more economic reforms in the pipeline. In an interview with the Financial Times, Das said the Indian economy had weathered a series of global shocks, including the Covid-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war and the recent conflict in West Asia, and had emerged stronger after each crisis.