04-September-2026
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GDP base year debate: Neelkanth Mishra hits back at ‘egregiously wrong claims’ on 7.8% growth
03-Sep-2026

India’s latest Q1 gross domestic product (GDP) number at 7.8% has triggered a debate that goes beyond the headline growth rate. Responding to some of the recent chatter on whether the new GDP base year is making the economy look stronger than it is, Neelkanth Mishra, Executive Director at the World Bank for India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Bhutan, reiterated that the “new series increased the credibility of estimates of real output.”

News Source:- https://www.financialexpress.com/policy/economy/gdp-base-year-debate-neelkanth-mishra-hits-back-at-egregiously-wrong-claims-on-7-8-growth/4331078/?ref=hometop_hp
 
 
 

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