Indian market is growing despite international headwinds

Sarah J · 2026-01-23T13:25:13.000Z

Yet a combination of three things - luck, macroeconomic policy and structural reform - is reason for optimism, in both the short and long term. In the year to the third quarter, GDP grew by 8.2%, much faster than expected. The government has raised its forecast for the 2026 fiscal year (ending on March 31st), which will feed into the budget on February 1st, from a range of 6.3-6.8% to 7.4%. That is the sort of pace that India needs to meet Mr Modi’s 2047 target. Meanwhile, inflation is down to 1.3% (see chart 1). The government boasts of a “Goldilocks moment”. https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/01/22/the-ascent-of-indias-economy

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