New Delhi, May 19 -- Indian MSMEs and companies should use the ongoing global economic and geopolitical turmoil as an opportunity to forge stronger international partnerships and expand business opportunities, Sushma Paul Berlia, Chairman, ASSOCHAM's National Council on Ease of Doing Business, told ANI on Tuesday.

"If Indian companies can reach out for partnership, if MSMEs can take this opportunity of forging better relationships, because don't forget that while we are going through pain, many, many countries around the world are going through greater pain and they may still be looking at India," Berlia told ANI on the sidelines of ASSOCHAM'S India Business Reforms Summit 2026.

She said that despite rising crude oil prices, inflationar...