According to the Government of India earlier this week, India’s economy grew 7.8 percent in the April–June quarter of FY27, comfortably beating the Reserve Bank of India’s more conservative 7 percent estimate.
On social media, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was quick to call the numbers proof of the country’s “collective strength”, aiming a pointed remark at “doomsayers” along the way, while also urging people to avoid travelling abroad for leisure, host weddings overseas, and refrain from buying gold.
