GDP Growth
Why India’s 7.8% GDP growth isn’t enough to celebrate
India has been recording 7% plus growth in the post-pandemic years, but it is not enough to meaningfully improve the lives of the country's population. Here’s why:
4 min read8 Sep 2026'Fictional, loose figment of irrational tit-bits': SBI report refutes claims of missing nominal GDP data
SBI Ecowrap's report dismissed claims of missing funds in national accounts as unfounded fiction. It emphasized the reliability of Q1 FY27's GDP growth estimates, suggesting that revisions remain a normal statistical practice.
2 min read8 Sep 2026India GDP grows 7.8%, but PM Modi urges less gold purchase, foreign travel: Does it help the economy? Expert weighs in
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the appeal on September 1 in a video posted on Instagram from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, linking domestic spending choices with India's goal of becoming a developed economy by 2047.
5 min read5 Sep 20267.8% GDP is good news but why skyrocketing KOSPI, Nikkei, Taiwan remain a major concern for Sensex, Nifty | Explained
The key benchmark indices of the Indian stock market, Nifty 50, registered an 8.60% loss in YTD despite a 7.80% GDP growth rate of India in Q1FY27
2 min read5 Sep 2026Boost for Indian economy after 7.8% GDP; Japan agency upgrades sovereign rating from BBB+ to A- | Difference explained
Japan’s JCR upgrades India’s sovereign rating to A- with a stable outlook after strong 7.8% GDP growth. Here’s what the BBB+ to A- upgrade means.
4 min read5 Sep 2026GDP data row: What is Base Year, how is it revised and why has it raised a political storm? | Explained
Mint Explainer: A base-year revision allows the government to incorporate newer data sources, improve its methodology and better capture changes in the economy, which can look very different over five years.
5 min read4 Sep 2026‘Will affect credibility’: Shashi Tharoor urges Modi Govt to respond to ‘devastating’ GDP data critique
“This is a devastating critique that requires straightforward responses from the government,” Tharoor said in a post on X quoting Congress leader Jairam Ramesh's statement.
3 min read4 Sep 2026Neelkanth Mishra defends GDP data, calls criticism ‘egregiously wrong’
Mishra's comments came after former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg sparked a controversy by questioning the credibility of the official GDP growth estimate for April-June quarter (Q1). Garg argued that the high Q1 growth was achieved by lowering the GDP base for the Q1 of the previous year.
4 min read3 Sep 2026Cong again questions India's ‘chest-thumping’ 7.8% GDP growth, demands answers on ₹43 lakh crore revision
The opposition party also asked what methodology was adopted by the government to bring this revision while seeking an explanation for the reduction of ₹43 lakh crore in the estimated size of the economy.
4 min read3 Sep 2026Raghuram Rajan clarifies his stand on GDP: If growth is strong, why aren’t private investment, FDI and jobs rising?
Raghuram Rajan stated he has neither questioned nor endorsed India's GDP growth figures. He expressed confusion over the economy’s growth not leading to increased private investment, FDI, or job creation.
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