Did the government revise India's GDP methodology to artificially inflate the latest growth figures? In this conversation ...

Does the GDP growth for the first quarter of 2025-26 present the correct picture? The real GDP growth for the June quarter of 2025-26, at 7.8 per cent, came as a surprise to most analysts, who had ...

Manufacturing deflator cannot be understood simply by comparing broad inflation measures such as the Wholesale Price Index and Consumer Price Index, says MoSPI Secretary Saurabh Garg ...

The surprisingly low real GDP growth print of 5.4% for Q2FY25 was largely due to low government spending, particularly capex, and lacklustre manufacturing activity. But one more aspect played a key ...

Economists and research note have listed deflators and higher economic activities beside others for economic growth number at 8.2 per cent during July-September quarter (Q2 of FY26). Now, economists ...

Former CEA KV Subramanian backed India’s 7.8% Q1 GDP growth, defending the double-deflator methodology while acknowledging ...

Every release of India’s gross domestic product (GDP) data generates intense debate. Analysts pore over decimal points, commentators point to perceived inconsistencies and critics claim statistical ...

India's economy grew a stronger-than-expected 7.8 per cent in the first quarter of FY26, but economists caution that the growth print looks brighter than the underlying reality — thanks largely to a ...