New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- India is a safe harbour for global investors, promising preferential access to three-fourths of the $115 trillion world economy as New Delhi already finalised free trade deals with countries representing a combined GDP of $70 trillion and plans to add another $15 trillion soon, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. He was addressing around 3,000 national and international delegates from 60 countries at the inaugural session of the 31st Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam. The two-day summit is being organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in association with the ministry of commerce and industry, with the Andhra Pradesh government as the host. "In this turbulent global world, India offers an oasis in the desert," Goyal said, referring to geopolitical conflicts and trade disputes that have disrupted global supply chains. Goyal drew a parallel between India's trade policy and the Motupalli pillar inscription, or the 'abhaya-sasana' (charter of protection), issued by Kakatiya king Ganapatideva about 800 years ago. "It made a simple promise: duties would be fair and if a storm wrecked your ship on our coast, your cargo would be protected," he said, adding that "India renews that charter for every investor". "Whatever storm rages around the world, whatever may be the wars and conflicts that trouble the rest of the world, our policies will remain predictable, our laws will be fair and your investment will be safe," he said....