
If you were expecting clear signals about where the Indian economy is headed, latest GDP figures are a mixed bag. The Omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic affected the January to March quarter slowing the GDP growth rate for a fourth straight month to 4.1%. Meanwhile, the annual GDP growth in 2021-22 rose to 8.7% vs a contraction of 6.6% in the COVID-hit 2020-21. Economists, Madhavi Arora, Lead Economist, Emkay Global Financial Services and Prasenjit Basu, Chief Economist, ICICI Securities discuss the latest growth numbers with Aabha Bakaya, Senior Editor, Business Today TV.