“Doomsayers were doomed and India bloomed… Yet again,” wrote Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on X, reacting to smart first India's 7.8% GDP growth has been met with scepticism over methodology and long-term durability due to a weak monsoon. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• “Doomsayers were doomed and India bloomed… Yet again,” wrote Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on X, reacting to smart firstS1

• India's 7.8% GDP growth has been met with scepticism over methodology and long-term durability due to a weak monsoon.S2