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After registering a growth rate of 9.7 in 2021-22 and 7 per cent in 2022-23, the Indian economy, according to the second advance estimates of the National Statistical Office, is expected to grow at 7.6 per cent in 2023-24. This means that the economy would grow at or above 7 per cent for the third consecutive year, which should be considered a significant achievement, given the global economic environment has not been exactly favourable, notes our lead editorial. Read here
In other views:
From an arms importer, India now ranks among the top 25 arms-exporting nations. BJP’s 2024 manifesto must include a coherent policy to increase defence exports, writes Ajai Shukla. Read here
Payal Malik and Nikita Jain note that Big Tech’s partnership with GenAI startups echoes a familiar playbook designed to stymie competition and monopolise markets. Regulators must act swiftly. Read here
