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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicIndia GDP

Topic: India GDP

Whose economic performance was better, UPA or NDA? Growth rates don’t tell the whole story

A simple growth rate comparison suggests India grew slower in 2014-23 than 2004-2013, but this overlooks impact of global economy. Factoring this in changes economic performance picture.

Construction, manufacturing & mining — how Q2 GDP growth of 7.6% beat estimates

In October, RBI predicted a 6.5% growth in Q2. The relatively strong performance in Q2 comes on the back of 7.8% growth in Q1, taking growth in first half of the financial year to 7.7%.

World Cup win & $4 tn economy? Australia dashed hopes of former, but simple math negates the latter

Many including Union ministers cited still from YouTube livestream of 'real time GDP data' to celebrate India becoming '$4 tn economy'. But govt data shows claim is unfounded.

8% GDP growth target ‘imaginable goal’ for India, says ex US treasury secretary Larry Summers

Speaking at event hosted by Confederation of Indian Industry and the Department of Economic Affairs, Summers also made a strong pitch for renewable energy transition to check climate change.

‘Robust economic momentum’: Moody’s raises India’s GDP forecast to 6.7% for 2023

Moody’s also said India's monsoon season which runs from June to October could see below average rainfall, resulting in higher food prices.

India’s economy to grow at solid pace but not so much for jobs growth, say economists

World Bank President Ajay Banga recently said the key to India's growth story is through more jobs as he outlined the opportunity to cash in on the ‘China Plus One’ strategy.

Can India earn ‘developed’ tag by 2047? GDP growth seems elusive, human development may be easier

The Narendra Modi government has set before the country the goal of attaining “developed country” status by 2047. On an initial reckoning, this seems...

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.