Indian officials talk up economic stability before Fed decision

New Delhi

INDIAN policymakers highlighted the resilience of Asia's third-largest economy on Thursday, as world markets braced for what could be the first increase in US interest rates before the global financial crisis.

Addressing a business conference, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley outlined the government's growth-friendly reform agenda and promised within days to resolve tax disputes with investors that have blighted India's image as a place to do business. "In a situation where there is turmoil almost by the day …