Diwali comes just at the time when the unlock process is probably mid-way through and there is a smell of optimism around as the high frequency economic indicators point upward. The positive thing one can say as we begin Samvat 2077 is that things will look only positive starting now with the only caveat being that we have a normal monsoon next season. It is reasonable to assume that even if there is another wave of the pandemic the response of the government will not be a lockdown. This is the good news.
Most estimates for gross domestic product (GDP)