The IMF’s outlook maps a world split by war and AI, where oil importers should suffer most. But India gets the largest upgrade among major emerging markets. As Paul Krugman’s 1980 home-market effect explained, an economy that’s powered by its own demand turns global shocks into detours rather than derailments.
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