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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Veer Sharma

India’s ‘real feel GDP’ growing only at 2-3%; Shankar Sharma joins the debate

The sharp contrast between India’s headline GDP growth and how the economy feels on the ground has become the focus of stock market veteran Shankar Sharma’s take on the latest set of data.

Writing on X after India reported 7.8% GDP growth in the first quarter of FY27, Sharma said he was no longer interested in getting drawn into the GDP growth debate. Instead, he prefers to look at what he calls “Real Feel” GDP growth.

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