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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicEconomic growth

Topic: economic growth

After India’s latest GDP revisions, even economists are wondering how credible our data is

The central bank's Department of Economic and Policy Research has flagged considerable volatility in initial estimates of GDP and questioned the veracity of official data.  India’s multiple...

Is India’s successful growth story the reason behind it’s banking crisis?

Statistics point to a peculiar feature of India's high growth phase even as it remains the world's fastest growing economy

As India celebrates GDP growth, it must focus on growing economic inequalities

Our all-time low private investment rates indicate that the greater part of this income sits as idle savings, ensuing minimal productivity.

World Bank sees India’s growth outpacing China’s in FY 18-19

Report on Global Economic Prospects report says India’s growth will reach 7.3% compared to China’s 6.4%; private investment is expected to revive.

Talk Point: To his credit, Modi accelerated the growth of the 1990s

Other economists may call it the ‘Gujarat model’, but keeping industrial growth high and improving agriculture are keeping the state’s development high.

Talk Point: What is to blame for the Indian economic slowdown? How can growth be revived?

As the debate rages over who's to blame for a slowing economy, a panel of eminent experts including Rahul Bajaj, Adi Godrej, Ajay Shah, Arvind Virmani and Ajit Ranade explain what can be done to revive it.

It’s agriculture, stupid

Agriculture's share in economic GDP may be below 15 per cent. In the electoral and political equivalent of GDP, it is about 60 per cent. 

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.