India posts record 20% GDP growth but the second Covid wave still hurt
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India's economy grew at a record pace in the second quarter, even as the country grappled with a devastating wave of Covid-19. But Asia's third largest economy isn't out of the woods yet and remains smaller than at the start of the pandemic.
GDP rose 20.1% in the three months to June 30, compared with the same period a year earlier. The big jump reflects a rebound from the deep slump in activity in 2020, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi imposed one of the world's toughest lockdowns on 1.3 billion people, restricting business and travel for months and plunging the country into its first recession in decades. "The record year-on-year rise in Indian GDP in Q2 was due entirely to base effects," wrote Shilan Shah, senior India economist at Capital Economics in a research note. This time last year, India posted a 24% fall in GDP.More Related News