India's 7.8% GDP growth in the April-June quarter of FY27 decisively beat expectations despite an oil shock, geopolitical tensions, supply-chain disruptions and uncertainty over global trade. The figure was well above the 7% forecast of the RBI and the 7.1% Reuters poll median, defying predictions of a meaningful slowdown.
US President Donald Trump had last year called India a dead economy though a few months ago he said Indian economy is doing very well. Politics aside, many experts had expected the economy to bend to various external pressures such as the Iran war, oil prices and trade and supply chain troubles.
