GDP

India’s growth dreams need a reality check

September 05, 2026 11:51 pm

Despite economic growth expansion, informality continues to widen and more workers, especially those migrating from the rural to urban areas are finding fewer job opportunities in the organised space

India’s latest GDP revisions: How, and why, does GDP data get updated?

September 10, 2026 7:46 am

India completely overhauled its official statistics in 2026, leading to revisions in old data. But how is it arriving at those revisions? Here's a simple guide.

The economics behind the mistrust in India’s GDP data, in 5 charts

September 05, 2026 6:28 am

Recent claims about inflated GDP growth rate have been proven wrong. So why is a section of Indians still unwilling to trust the higher-than-expected figures? Data on inflation, employment and consumer sentiment may offer some clues.

On GDP data, reading the evidence beyond the numbers

September 05, 2026 9:57 am

The 7.8 per cent real GDP growth recorded in Q1FY27 is underpinned by a broad constellation of high-frequency indicators, lending credence to the strength and breadth of the expansion

The GDP debate: India’s growth numbers have a credibility problem

September 07, 2026 7:35 am

The government may be right on the methodology, but its record on economic data has shifted the burden of proof

Exports push GDP growth, but low-margin shipments struggle

September 04, 2026 2:57 pm

Overall goods exports in April-June rose 15% year-on-year to $129.32 billion while non-petroleum, non-gems and jewellery shipments were up 12% at $99.04 billion – well above the 6.5% growth exhibited over the previous two financial years.

On new GDP series, wrong questions and opaque answers

September 04, 2026 6:35 am

It is wrong to calculate current growth by combining an old-series denominator with a new-series numerator. But it is equally unsatisfactory to dismiss questions about a massive revision simply by invoking ‘change of base year’

ExplainSpeaking: What Subhash Garg gets wrong about India's GDP growth rate

September 04, 2026 2:04 pm

The 7.8% GDP growth rate has sparked controversy over India’s new base year and data revisions. Udit Misra explains what the latest GDP numbers really mean.

Surjit Bhalla writes: GDP data critics protest too much

September 04, 2026 1:27 pm

With war and tariffs ravaging the world, can India be an island of prosperity? It can, and India is not an island. Several economies have withstood these shocks. The IMF expects world growth of 3.0 per cent in 2026 against 2.9 last year; the world may well end 2026 growing faster than it did in 2025, war(ts) and all

GDP debate: Centre rebuffs criticism of methods, says 7.8% growth correct

September 04, 2026 6:36 am

Without naming former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg, the statistics ministry on Wednesday refuted his claim that GDP growth in the first quarter of 2026-27 should be 2.6% and not 7.8%.

‘Think of it the other way, not about govt raiding RBI, but how RBI could have behaved differently’

June 22, 2020 6:07 pm

In this edition of the Idea Exchange, Former Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian talks about demonitisation, defends GST, explains the reasons why growth has not been robust and reflects back on his tenure as Chief Economic Adviser of India.

Post-demonetisation, GDP figures dip to 6.1 pc

June 22, 2020 7:01 pm

'Railways in crisis going from bad to worse': Dinesh Trivedi

February 25, 2016 6:55 am

New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Former railways minister Dinesh Trivedi wished Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu all the best for the upcoming Railways Budget. He said he was little worried about the railways because railways is a basic system anywhere in the world, which adds to half percent to the GDP. If the railways doesn’t do well, you cannot contain even your food inflation.

India has the same per capita income as Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya: Onno Ruhl

June 23, 2015 10:08 am