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Wednesday, December 17, 2025
TopicGDP growth rate

Topic: GDP growth rate

Economy tweaks & banks consolidation not enough, we need serious structural reforms

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India’s GDP growth dips to 7-year low of 5% in April-June

The RBI had marginally lowered the GDP growth projection for 2019-20 to 6.9% from 7% projected earlier in the June policy, and underlined the need for boosting demand.

Modi govt is finally getting real on the economy

Modi govt has woken up to the scale of the problem facing India's economy but it shouldn't always count on lucky breaks like RBI handouts.

Modi 2.0 needs to undo the damage done to the economy by UPA & his own first term

Businesses aren’t investing thanks to mistakes made by UPA. But Modi 1.0 must share the blame for muted financial reforms, partisan telecom policy etc.

India’s GDP growing faster than global average, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman assured that India has not lost its reforms momentum, and said it will remain at the top of her ministry's agenda.

Moody’s cuts India’s 2019 GDP growth forecast to 6.2 % from 6.8%

For the next calendar year, Moody's Investors Service reduced the growth estimate to 6.7 %.

Financial sector needs bold reform to fix slowdown. Modi govt has time & numbers to do it

The 1991 liberalisation left the financial sector unreformed. The uncompetitive finance system whose growth depends on taxpayer bailouts needs to be replaced.

Is the 2019 Economic Survey being excessively optimistic about India’s economy?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday tabled the Economic Survey 2018-19 in Parliament. The document was prepared by Chief Economic Adviser Krishnamurthy Subramanian.

When did India’s slow growth become a stick to beat Hindu religion with? Long ago

Ex-CEA’s report on growth rate plays into politicisation of economic debate, which is fast turning communal with Hinduphobia driving the forces.

Former CEA lowers GDP to 4.5% in 2011-12 to 2016-17 period & Vivek Katju on Pakistan

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

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Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

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India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.