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Spurred by manufacturing, India’s economic growth rose to a nine-quarter high of 8.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2018-19, surpassing analysts’ expectations.
Gross domestic product (GDP) had earlier grown by 7.7 per cent in Q4FY18.
With China's growth coming down to 6.7 per cent in April-June 2018 from 6.8 per cent in January-March of the year, India remained the fastest-growing large economy in the world.
Manufacturing grew at a nine-quarter high of 13.5 per cent largely owing to a low base effect, while the services sector expanded at a slower pace.
However, economists remained sceptical of sustaining the
