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India’s GDP Numbers Reveal a Growth Upshift, Not a Statistical Mirage

Investment is accelerating, and demand is resilient. Revised data challenge claims that the RBI sacrificed economic growth in its inflation fight.

Michael Debabrata Patra

September 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM IST

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Economists and Modern-Day Court-Poets

AI is beginning to dismantle the scarcity on which economic expertise was built. The profession’s future may depend on what it does when everyone can question the numbers.

Srinath Sridharan

Anand Venkatanarayanan

September 5, 2026 at 7:06 AM IST

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India’s April–June GDP Is Stronger Than Expected, Weaker Than It Appears

India’s 7.8% growth is strong, but public spending, weak tax buoyancy and household stress suggest the expansion is not yet self-sustaining.

Dhananjay Sinha

September 1, 2026 at 2:14 PM IST

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Weak Monsoon has an Inflation Bias

Rainfall deficits push food prices up more sharply than rainfall surpluses bring them down

Shubhada Rao, Vivek Kumar, and Yuvika Singhal

June 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM IST

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India’s GDP Rebase Shrinks the Denominator, Not the Dilemma

Upward tweaks to 2025-26 growth mask a smaller economic base and a post-pandemic expansion closer to 4–5%, reshaping the macro narrative.

Dhananjay Sinha

February 28, 2026 at 3:36 AM IST

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Rebasing Reality: Will 2022–23 GDP Expose the K-Curve?

India’s new GDP base year may correct long-standing distortions. But if survey data are fully integrated, growth could be marked lower, validating what markets already sense.

Dhananjay Sinha

February 26, 2026 at 5:05 PM IST

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Global Fragmentation Demands New Thinking in Delhi

India’s response to global fragmentation must move beyond fiscal comfort and self-reliance slogans to tackle its chronic private-investment inertia.

Dhananjay Sinha

November 3, 2025 at 8:50 AM IST

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India’s GDP Data Puzzle: Pronab Sen on Deflators, Revisions and Trust
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