Page 2 - Economic Growth

India's GDP grows 7.8% in Q4 FY26 despite ongoing West Asia crisis

Full-year GDP growth pegged at 7.7%

India's FY26 GDP data: Resilience amid global turbulence, concerns remain

Strong services and manufacturing growth supported India's FY26 performance, but challenges around employment, inequality and regional disparities continue to weigh

The Big Question Can India Achieve High Prosperity?

Can India become one of the world's most prosperous nations by 2100? In this interview, renowned economist Thomas Piketty discusses the findings of the Global Justice Report

Global North must stop growing for India to catch up in prosperity: Piketty

Thomas Piketty says rich nations must curb growth and cut fossil-fuel use if countries like India are to achieve developed-world living standards by 2100

Best of BS Opinion: RBI faces twin inflation risks as uncertainty swirls

Today's Opinion highlights the RBI's policy choices, soaring IPL franchise valuations, fiscal challenges, climate targets and a timely examination of contemporary China

Datanomics: Can DKS sustain Siddaramaiah-led K'taka growth momentum?

As D.K. Shivakumar takes charge, Karnataka hands over a high-growth economy marked by rising incomes, expanding national share and investment-led fiscal management

Let the past be past in tax policy: The cost of retrospective taxes

The current decision on online gaming-gambling is a case in point. This is not an activity that creates large employment, not does it serve genuine needs of people

RBI to estimate natural real rate of interest, potential GDP growth in FY27

RBI plans to estimate India's natural real interest rate and potential GDP growth in FY27 to strengthen macroeconomic forecasting and policy analysis

Quad's pivot to Indo-Pacific geoeconomics faces a credibility test

Cooperation in areas like Open Radio Access Network (RAN), digital supply chain resilience, artificial intelligence, next-generation agriculture, and food security is also deepening its focus on geoec

Is India's inflation targeting too rigid for this oil-shock climate?

A credible framework requires credible measures of price expectations

TCPL sees strong runway for growth in India: Chairman N Chandrasekaran

He opened his letter stating, "We are operating in an era defined by profound structural shifts, heightened geopolitical sensitivity and rapid technological advancements"

FinMin confident of coping with West Asia crisis with adequate fiscal room

The Centre says fiscal prudence and timely interventions have helped India cushion the economic fallout of the prolonged West Asia conflict

India's 2047 ambitions need large foreign capital inflows, deep reforms

India's 2047 aspirations require large foreign capital inflows and deep reforms to reverse the recent outflow

Next digital leap: DPI 2.0 can drive innovation and economic growth

India's local innovation capacity remains uneven, particularly outside major urban centres. Data systems are fragmented, raising challenges for interoperability and trust

Policy adjustments: A sustained West Asia crisis will force tough decisions

Given that the shortage of gas has affected economic activities, tax collection too will be impacted

Rajasthan agency to spend Rs 1,500 cr to develop industrial areas

RIICO plans major infrastructure push across industrial zones to boost safety, connectivity, and economic growth

Prolonged West Asia shock raises stagflation risks for India's economy

The most visible difference will be on the balance of payments front

Economic growth, prosperity primary impulse for changes in India: Kwatra

He said India has experienced consumption products, technology, services and knowledge being restricted for the country's growth

Datanomics: Bangladesh may surpass India in per capita income in FY27

IMF data show Bangladesh may briefly regain its per capita income lead over India, but currency swings and growth trends point to India holding the edge ahead

India's unemployment to tick up, inflation to rise in 2026: Moody's

Moody's Analytics projects India's unemployment rate to edge up to 7 per cent in 2026, while inflation may rise to 4.5 per cent, the highest among Asia-Pacific peers