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Victory in the mirror: Has India really found its sweet spot?

India has much to be proud of and celebrate. But there is also much that is wrong, much that looks dangerous, and much that reminds us of the perils of declaring victory too soon

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Illustration: Binay Sinha

Shekhar Gupta
On the dominant side of the political divide, there is a euphoria that India has never been in a sweeter spot in its history. Our economy is doing so brilliantly that we have left our former colonial masters Britain behind on total gross domestic product, or GDP.

Our markets are booming, the rupee has weakened less against the dollar than all other currencies, Make in India, Digital India, Skill India, and Invest India all mark a great era of economic boom.

The silly fellows at World Bank may cut our growth estimate to 6.5 per cent. It will still be
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