Category: GDP

  • Finance Ministry’s 8% Growth Target: Ambition or Overreach?

    India’s Finance Ministry has set an ambitious goal—achieving 8% annual economic growth for the next decade to secure its path toward developed-country status by 2047. At first glance, this target reflects confidence in India’s resilience and potential, but it also raises difficult questions about feasibility in the face of global…

  • “Stronger in the Storm: India’s S&P Upgrade Amid Tariff Tensions”

    On August 14, 2025, at a time when U.S.–India relations were fraught with escalating tariffs and sharp political rhetoric, S&P Global delivered a significant vote of confidence—upgrading India’s long-term sovereign credit rating from BBB– to BBB. Understanding the Upgrade Historical context: This is India’s first sovereign rating upgrade in nearly…

  • India 2025–26: Key Drivers Behind the Fastest-Growing Major Economy

    India is set to maintain its position as the world’s fastest-growing major economy in 2025–26, with an estimated GDP growth rate of 6.2%–6.5%. This momentum is not a stroke of luck—it is anchored in a constellation of well-calibrated macroeconomic policies, institutional reforms, and broad-based growth drivers. As global headwinds persist…