Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:59pm on 05 Sep 2026,Saturday India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday defended India’s latest 7.8% GDP growth, saying critics who once viewed the country as part of the “Fragile Five” were finding the strong numbers difficult to accept. Speaking at the centenary celebrations of Shri Ram College of Commerce in New Delhi, Modi said the April-June growth showed India’s economic resilience despite the West Asia conflict and global trade disruptions. Referring to his 2013 SRCC speech, he revived his “half-empty glass” analogy, accusing critics of remaining pessimistic. Modi also highlighted financial inclusion, manufacturing and rising mobile-phone exports as signs of India’s economic progress. (PC: India Today)
