How to put boosters under India’s economy

With the right policies, growth could be astonishing

An illustration of a rocket which also looks like the Taj Mahal. — Illustration: Álvaro Bernis

Dec 14th 2023

Land in any Indian city, such as Bangalore or Hyderabad, and you will be struck by its heady optimism. India’s economy may be in the early stage of a historic boom. Recently released figures show that economic growth roared to an annualised pace of 7.6% in the third quarter of 2023. In the past few weeks four international forecasters have raised their growth projections for the year, from an average of 5.9% to one of 6.5%. The National Stock Exchange of India is now neck-and-neck with Hong Kong’s stock exchange for the title of the world’s seventh-largest bourse.

This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “Do the needful”