India’s 7% Surge: Sustainable Trend or Lucky Stretch?

Sarah J · 2026-01-10T20:41:13.000Z

India’s recent 7% growth with low inflation and modest external deficits hints at a healthier, more stable trajectory. Better macro management, GST and bankruptcy reforms, and standout digital infrastructure, plus infrastructure investment and targeted manufacturing incentives, support the case. But weak private investment, slow job and income growth, and flattering headline data (low deflator, commodity tailwinds, fragile capital flows) temper it. The most defensible verdict is provisional: progress is real but incomplete; a lasting shift depends on revived private investment, stronger job creation, and broader productivity gains. https://www.ft.com/content/c5a9c1a1-3eb0-47e9-9e78-2df4a85a4920

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