India has potential to become fashion capital of world

India has the potential to become the fashion capital of the world, leveraging its fast-growing fashion industry, commerce and industry, and textiles minister Piyush Goyal said. The minister was addressing the convocation ceremony at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Delhi on Friday.
Minister also urged NIFT students and alumni to think about giving back to society and empower country's weavers and artisans by connecting them to the market. He urged the students and NIFT alumni to take on this challenge to replace all other parts of the world and bring fashion capital to India in the next five years.