GDP, the most basic of economic indicators, has become controversial in India
NEW DELHI—The latest rosy economic growth figures, released Thursday, give Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a potentially powerful political weapon as he looks to get re-elected in the spring.
Asia’s third-largest economy said its gross domestic product expanded 6.6% in the three months through December—the last quarter to be announced before the world’s largest democracy starts going to the polls likely in April.
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