India Economy Thread

[Vikramaditya1]

Growth in sectors

High-value services: 12.1%
Mining sector: -2.2%
Investment: 11.9%
Services: 10.0%
Manufacturing: 9.2%
Agro: 3.6% (Annadata retardness)
Construction: 7.7%

Production side GVA
Primary sector (2.9%)
Secondary sector (8.6%)
Tertiary sector (10%)

 

[jr_pdf]

Modi is a genius. He introduced gold certificates, asked citizens to buy these papers and not real gold. The scheme ended but enough people brought it and with current gold price India govt will loss $30bn.

His claim to fame was genocide of muslims in Gujarat and general anti-minority which Indian hindus love to this day otherwise he would have been voted out long ago.

Paper gold has been operating in China and other parts of the world for many years.
Modi wants to use paper gold as a name to absorb funds, just like he absorbed funds from overseas Indians with high interest, to fill India's fiscal black hole. This black hole may have expanded to more than 300 billion US dollars, and previously the budget deficit was entirely filled by remittances from the Middle East. This year, because of the war, remittances are gone as well. It seems that this year's hard payments may be beyond imagination, and at the same time it proves that India's foreign exchange reserve figures are highly questionable—otherwise Modi would not have again called for stopping gold purchases. In short, apart from those related to the Modi government, it is difficult for others to get the truth, but from his speeches, it can be confirmed that India is in a difficult situation.

Looking at it now, apart from being a genius at stirring religious hatred and electioneering, Modi's diplomacy scores fail, economy scores fail, and military scores also fail. As a Chinese, I also very much like his continued rule

 

[Vikramaditya1]

Modi is a genius. He introduced gold certificates, asked citizens to buy these papers and not real gold. The scheme ended but enough people brought it and with current gold price India govt will loss $30bn.

His claim to fame was genocide of muslims in Gujarat and general anti-minority which Indian hindus love to this day otherwise he would have been voted out long ago.

You should try to connect things, not go tangential say for example
"Who bought these bonds? Hindus, Hindu undivided Families, charitable Institutions not the Muslims unfortunately because interest is haram, then gold price went up and those who redeemed the bonds and made a tonne of money. This whole scheme was anti-minority.

Basically he gave Hindus 30 billion dollars."

The money stays in the system and the government has money, what it doesn't need is money leaving, say to buy(import) gold. Government has no problem giving money to the public one way or the other. It's cash rich.

 

[jr_pdf]

Category	Amount (USD)
Merchandise trade deficit (Q1 annualized / full-year reference)	~$330 billion (full-year)
Short-term external debt repayment pressure	~$327 billion (maturing within one year)
FPI equity outflows (first half)	~$31 billion

Taken together, these figures show that India is facing simultaneous outflow pressure on trade, debt, and capital markets — a persistent current account deficit, high near-term external debt repayments, and accelerating foreign equity withdrawals. Although foreign exchange reserves remain sizeable at roughly **$682.3 billion**, they declined by $8.1 billion in Q1 FY27 alone, and by $23.6 billion over the full FY26 — the pace of depletion is accelerating.


Half of the foreign trade payments do not need to be paid immediately, including credit for Russian oil and Chinese goods. Even so, it is still higher than I imagined, especially given that India's short-term debt is so high. If the data deviation is not large, India's mandatory spending this year is 600 billion US dollars. No wonder Modi appears so flustered. In fact, the US dollars spent on gold imports are not that much.

 

[hydrabadi_arab]

You should try to connect things, not go tangential say for example
"Who bought these bonds? Hindus, Hindu undivided Families, charitable Institutions not the Muslims unfortunately because interest is haram, then gold price went up and those who redeemed the bonds and made a tonne of money. This whole scheme was anti-minority.

Basically he gave Hindus 30 billion dollars."

The money stays in the system and the government has money, what it doesn't need is money leaving, say to buy(import) gold. Government has no problem giving money to the public one way or the other. It's cash rich.

Then why did Modi end paper gold scheme years ago?

 

[hydrabadi_arab]

Paper gold has been operating in China and other parts of the world for many years.
Modi wants to use paper gold as a name to absorb funds, just like he absorbed funds from overseas Indians with high interest, to fill India's fiscal black hole. This black hole may have expanded to more than 300 billion US dollars, and previously the budget deficit was entirely filled by remittances from the Middle East. This year, because of the war, remittances are gone as well. It seems that this year's hard payments may be beyond imagination, and at the same time it proves that India's foreign exchange reserve figures are highly questionable—otherwise Modi would not have again called for stopping gold purchases. In short, apart from those related to the Modi government, it is difficult for others to get the truth, but from his speeches, it can be confirmed that India is in a difficult situation.

Looking at it now, apart from being a genius at stirring religious hatred and electioneering, Modi's diplomacy scores fail, economy scores fail, and military scores also fail. As a Chinese, I also very much like his continued rule

Imagine asking citizens to not buy gold when your economy is growing at 8%. Currency tanked 12% in a year vs falling USD but inflation is still 2%.

 

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[Vikramaditya1]

Then why did Modi end paper gold scheme years ago?

The point is to give money and make money. Not give too much forever. It's afterall tax money. I don't see a problem. Government bonds are market borrowing, public investing in bonds and govt spending money on infra or payback some foreign lenders.

We have public who can afford to buy these bonds and government who will not default. It's a perfectly fine thing.

 

[Vikramaditya1]

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Imagine asking citizens to not buy gold when your economy is growing at 8%. Currency tanked 12% in a year vs falling USD but inflation is still 2%.

You won't show the Y axis

 

[indo17787]

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[Owaiz]

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Imagine asking citizens to not buy gold when your economy is growing at 8%. Currency tanked 12% in a year vs falling USD but inflation is still 2%.

India has over 700 bn in foreign reserves and low domestic inflation. They could easily spend some dollars to support the currency if they wanted to. What they are doing is textbook currency manipulation to keep exports competitive in a tough global trade environment.

The cost of doing that is falling down global GDP rankings despite having a high GDP growth rate, but what really matters is whether nominal per capita income in the domestic currency is outpacing domestic inflation or not and India has kept inflation under control by fixing the price of gasoline and diesel.

 

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[BhootPishash]

India's Sovereign Rating Upgraded To A- From BBB+: Japanese Credit Rating Agency

India's Sovereign Rating Upgraded To A- From BBB+: Japanese Credit Rating Agency, Economy, Times Now

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India's Sovereign Rating Upgraded To A- From BBB+: Japanese Credit Rating Agency​

• Authored by: Sakshi Bajaj
• Updated Sep 2, 2026, 12:49 IST

India’s sovereign rating has been upgraded from BBB+ to A- by the Japanese Credit Rating Agency, signalling stronger confidence going forward.​

Japanese Credit Rating Agency (JCRA) has upgraded India's sovereign rating to A- from BBB+, citing the country's solid economic growth, robust private consumption and public investment, along with improvements in the soundness of its financial system.

In an official statement, JCRA said, "the Indian economy has maintained a high growth rate of around 7%, supported by robust private consumption and public investment. The government of India has steadily implemented policies conducive to productivity growth and economic development, including the development of digital public infrastructure and the implementation of the goods and services tax (GST), strengthening the country’s economic foundations as compared to the past. Meanwhile, the banking sector’s nonperforming loan ratio has declined to below 2%, helped by the establishment of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) strengthened financial supervision and macroprudential policies. The financial foundation of the non-banking financial sector has also strengthened, contributing to a significant improvement in the soundness of the financial system in recent years. Considering India’s solid economic growth, the effectiveness of economic policies that strengthen the foundations for growth, and the improved soundness of the financial system, JCR has upgraded the Republic of India’s Foreign Currency and Local Currency Long-term Issuer Ratings by one notch to “A-.”

In fact on the growth outlook and inflation JCRA stated, "India has a population of more than 1.4 billion and nominal GDP of USD 3.9 trillion. In FY2026, private consumption remained robust, supported by personal income tax cuts and reductions of GST rates, with the economy growing 7.7% in real GDP terms. The economy is expected to retain a high growth rate of over 6% in FY2027. Inflation has been rising since the beginning of 2026, reflecting higher food prices caused by unfavorable weather conditions and higher energy prices amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. Nevertheless, the inflation rate has remained within the RBI’s target range."

 

[indo17787]

India's auto component industry targets $200 bln turnover by FY30 amid rising risks: BCG-ACMA

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