March quarter was good for Indian economy but will road ahead be bumpy?

That overall steady - but strong - view was supported by expectations for manufacturing activity to have slowed only slightly in May

India’s economy probably gained a little momentum in the first three months of 2018 which should ensure that it remains the world’s fastest growing major economy, a Reuters poll found.

Gross domestic product expanded an annual 7.3 percent in the first three months of 2018, the May 24-29 poll of 55 economists predicted, a touch faster than the 7.2 percent achieved in the last three months of 2017 — and well above China’s pace of 6.8 percent for the quarter ending in March.

Forecasts ranged from 6.9 to 7.7 percent.

If the poll is right, January-March would have the fastest