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Opinion | 'Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics': On The Controversy Around India's GDP Growth Figures
The debate is less about a single figure than about a decade-long erosion of trust in official statistics.
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Why Global Credit Agencies Are Suddenly Raising India's GDP Growth Outlook
India has been dealing with geopolitical tensions, higher energy prices and pressure on trade. Yet growth has not collapsed.
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S&P Global Ratings Raises India's GDP Growth Projections To 7% For This Fiscal
In its Economic Activity for Asia Pacific report, S&P estimates consumer inflation to average 5.1 per cent in FY27.
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Moody's Raises India GDP Growth Forecast To 7% For 2026-27
Moody's said India's real GDP growth accelerated to 8.2 per cent year on year in the first six months of calendar year (CY) 2026.
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Opinion | Growth Is Good. Greed For 10% Is Better
In 1960, the average Japanese citizen earned $519 a year. The average South Korean earned $159 - poorer, per head, than much of sub-Saharan Africa. In 1978, the average Chinese citizen earned $157. None of that is a typo. All three economies that are now held up as growth models in India and emerging economies started from poverty. India left po...
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Beyond GDP Debate: Why India's Real Economic Story Isn't About Numbers
A confident India should be able to recognise strong economic momentum and welcome rigorous scrutiny of methodology.
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"Egregiously Wrong": World Bank's Neelkanth Mishra Slams Critics Of India's GDP Data
India is still a lower-middle-income economy with significant "slack" in the labour market, said World Bank Executive Director Neelkanth Mishra.
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"Transparent On Data Sources": Top Official Explains 7.8 Per Cent GDP Figure
"I think we have been very transparent with what data sources we are using and those data sources are available for anyone to cross-check in case they have any doubts on that data," he said in an exclusive interview with Gaurie Dwivedi.
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India's 7.8% Growth Keeps It Fastest-Growing Major Economy: Envoy
India's 7.8 per cent GDP growth in the first quarter of 2026-27 fiscal year continues the country's trajectory as the fastest-growing large economy in the world, Indian Ambassador to the US, Vinay Kwatra, said as he rang the opening bell here at Nasdaq.
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Ex-Chief Economic Adviser Backs GDP Data, Calls Methodology "Cutting-Edge"
Krishnamurthy V Subramanian dismissed the Opposition's charge that the government deliberately revised last year's GDP numbers downward, so that this year's growth rate would be artificially inflated.
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"Sure Sign Of Intellectual Dishonesty": SBI Research On Doubts Being Raised On GDP Growth Data
Soumya Kanti Ghosh, Group Chief Economic Adviser, SBI, spoke to NDTV. "An unnecessary controversy was created by incorrect data interpretation," he said.
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"They Should Compare Apples With Apples": Minister Piyush Goyal On GDP Data Critics
"Ministers do not manufacture this data," Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal says on questions over 7.8 per cent GDP growth; suggests critics should "compare apples with apples"
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'7.8% Growth Very Strong Amid Challenegs To World Economy': PM's Adviser Sanjeev Sanyal
Sanyal said the growth was not coming from just one part of the economy. Manufacturing, construction and services were all doing well.
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Opinion | Counting Better, Growing Faster: Inside India's GDP Debate
Every time India's GDP grows fast, the same accusation follows, that the numbers are cooked. The latest Q1 FY27 release has revived this complaint, with critics pointing out that GDP for the year-ago quarter is now lower than what the old series showed. That understanding is wrong, and the data shows exactly why. Growth should be calculated o...
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Defying War, Weak Monsoon, How India's Economy 'Bloomed' At 7.8%
Indian economy continued to benefit from domestic consumption. Also, the new GDP estimates show real exports grew 12% in April-June quarter.
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Opinion | 'Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics': On The Controversy Around India's GDP Growth Figures
The debate is less about a single figure than about a decade-long erosion of trust in official statistics.
-
Why Global Credit Agencies Are Suddenly Raising India's GDP Growth Outlook
India has been dealing with geopolitical tensions, higher energy prices and pressure on trade. Yet growth has not collapsed.
-
S&P Global Ratings Raises India's GDP Growth Projections To 7% For This Fiscal
In its Economic Activity for Asia Pacific report, S&P estimates consumer inflation to average 5.1 per cent in FY27.
-
Moody's Raises India GDP Growth Forecast To 7% For 2026-27
Moody's said India's real GDP growth accelerated to 8.2 per cent year on year in the first six months of calendar year (CY) 2026.
-
Opinion | Growth Is Good. Greed For 10% Is Better
In 1960, the average Japanese citizen earned $519 a year. The average South Korean earned $159 - poorer, per head, than much of sub-Saharan Africa. In 1978, the average Chinese citizen earned $157. None of that is a typo. All three economies that are now held up as growth models in India and emerging economies started from poverty. India left po...
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Beyond GDP Debate: Why India's Real Economic Story Isn't About Numbers
A confident India should be able to recognise strong economic momentum and welcome rigorous scrutiny of methodology.
-
"Egregiously Wrong": World Bank's Neelkanth Mishra Slams Critics Of India's GDP Data
India is still a lower-middle-income economy with significant "slack" in the labour market, said World Bank Executive Director Neelkanth Mishra.
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"Transparent On Data Sources": Top Official Explains 7.8 Per Cent GDP Figure
"I think we have been very transparent with what data sources we are using and those data sources are available for anyone to cross-check in case they have any doubts on that data," he said in an exclusive interview with Gaurie Dwivedi.
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India's 7.8% Growth Keeps It Fastest-Growing Major Economy: Envoy
India's 7.8 per cent GDP growth in the first quarter of 2026-27 fiscal year continues the country's trajectory as the fastest-growing large economy in the world, Indian Ambassador to the US, Vinay Kwatra, said as he rang the opening bell here at Nasdaq.
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Ex-Chief Economic Adviser Backs GDP Data, Calls Methodology "Cutting-Edge"
Krishnamurthy V Subramanian dismissed the Opposition's charge that the government deliberately revised last year's GDP numbers downward, so that this year's growth rate would be artificially inflated.
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"Sure Sign Of Intellectual Dishonesty": SBI Research On Doubts Being Raised On GDP Growth Data
Soumya Kanti Ghosh, Group Chief Economic Adviser, SBI, spoke to NDTV. "An unnecessary controversy was created by incorrect data interpretation," he said.
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"They Should Compare Apples With Apples": Minister Piyush Goyal On GDP Data Critics
"Ministers do not manufacture this data," Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal says on questions over 7.8 per cent GDP growth; suggests critics should "compare apples with apples"
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'7.8% Growth Very Strong Amid Challenegs To World Economy': PM's Adviser Sanjeev Sanyal
Sanyal said the growth was not coming from just one part of the economy. Manufacturing, construction and services were all doing well.
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Opinion | Counting Better, Growing Faster: Inside India's GDP Debate
Every time India's GDP grows fast, the same accusation follows, that the numbers are cooked. The latest Q1 FY27 release has revived this complaint, with critics pointing out that GDP for the year-ago quarter is now lower than what the old series showed. That understanding is wrong, and the data shows exactly why. Growth should be calculated o...
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Defying War, Weak Monsoon, How India's Economy 'Bloomed' At 7.8%
Indian economy continued to benefit from domestic consumption. Also, the new GDP estimates show real exports grew 12% in April-June quarter.
