Overview
- IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack said India’s Q3 outturn beat expectations and indicated the Fund is likely to raise its India growth forecast.
- The revised projection will appear in the January World Economic Outlook update due in the coming days, with a specific figure to be released then.
- The IMF’s recent Article IV assessment had pegged FY2025–26 growth at 6.6%, anchored in strong domestic consumption.
- Kozack described India as a key driver of global growth, with momentum supported by household demand, investment and services-sector strength.
- BJP figures seized on the IMF’s remarks to rebut Rahul Gandhi’s past description of the economy as “dead,” while some reports cited a government note claiming GDP has crossed $4.18 trillion.