External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday welcomed India's latest economic performance figures, describing the country's 8.2 per cent GDP growth in the second quarter of 2025-26 as a strong endorsement of the nation's reform-driven development path.
The structural reforms are enhancing efficiency and competitiveness, supported by strong macroeconomic policies, said Chief Economic Advisor, V Anantha Nageswaran on Friday.
In the Economic Survey for 2024-25, tabled in Parliament on January 31, the real GDP growth for 2025-26 was projected to be between 6.3 and 6.8 per cent, a projection that has not been revised since then.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the 8.2% GDP growth in Q2 of 2025-26 is "very encouraging" and the government will continue to advance reforms and strengthen Ease of Living for every citizen.
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India's economic growth is expected to come in strong for the second quarter of the current financial year, with GDP likely to rise 7.5 per cent, according to a report by Union Bank of India.
The domestic GDP growth in the first half of the current financial year, FY26, is expected to come in at 7.6 per cent, higher than the 6.1 per cent recorded during the same period last year, as highlighted in a report by ICICI.
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A new global investment outlook has identified emerging market equities as a major pillar of potential opportunities for 2026, with India featuring prominently due to its strong macroeconomic fundamentals, demographic advantages and rapid digital transformation.
The report forecasts real GDP growth of 6.8 per cent in FY26 and 6.5 per cent in FY27-28, driven primarily by an uptrend in household consumption, improving urban sentiment, and a broadening investment cycle.