World Bank projects India’s growth at 7.2% in FY26 on "resilient activity"
New Delhi: The World Bank has projected India’s economic growth at 7.2 per cent in FY2025-26, saying strong domestic demand despite rising global trade tensions, the World Bank said on Tuesday.
According to NDTV, in its latest Global Economic Prospects report released on Tuesday, the World Bank said India’s resilience has lifted overall growth in South Asia in 2025, offsetting the impact of heightened policy uncertainty and global trade frictions.
The report noted that growth in South Asia strengthened to 7.1 per cent in 2025, “mainly because of resilient activity in India.” The World Bank does not include Pakistan and Afghanistan in South Asia, and their economies are included in the Middle East and North Africa division.
India's expansion is "mainly reflecting robust domestic demand, including strong private consumption, supported by earlier tax reforms and improvements in real household earnings in rural areas", the bank said.
The World Bank projected India’s growth to moderate to 6.5 per cent in FY2026-27, assuming higher US import tariffs remain in place, before edging up to 6.6 per cent in FY2027-28. The bank attributed this to strong services activity, a recovery in exports, and improved investment flows.
Despite higher tariffs on certain Indian exports to the United States, the report said India’s growth outlook remains unchanged from earlier projections because "the adverse impacts of higher tariffs will be offset by stronger momentum in domestic demand than previously anticipated".
Across South Asia, India continues to be the region’s primary growth engine. Excluding India, growth in South Asia is forecast to rise to 5.0 per cent in 2026 and 5.6 per cent in 2027, while the region as a whole is expected to slow to 6.2 per cent in 2026 before rebounding.
For developing economies, including India, the report stressed the importance of improving productivity and job creation. It said per capita income growth in developing economies is projected at 3 per cent in 2026, well below long-term averages, limiting convergence with advanced economies.
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UP: Girl raped by two youths, juvenile at Banda hotel, all accused held
Banda (UP) (PTI): A 15-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly abducted and gang-raped at a hotel here by two youths and a minor, who then abandoned her under a bridge, police said on Thursday.
The two youths involved in the crime were arrested, and the juvenile was apprehended on Wednesday, they said.
According to Atarra Circle Officer Praveen Yadav, the arrested have been identified as Mahesh Kushwaha (18), Shakti Singh (19), and a 15-year-old boy, all residents of Girwan.
He said the incident took place around 8.30 pm on Tuesday.
The complaint filed by the girl's father stated that his daughter had gone to the market in Atarra town with a friend, when the three accused on a motorcycle made her inhale some intoxicant. They took the semi-conscious teenager to a hotel on Station Road, committed the crime and then abandoned her under the Ken Canal bridge before fleeing, CO Yadav said.
A case was registered on Wednesday, and all the accused were held, the CO said.
He added that one of the arrested accused was a former acquaintance of the victim. RUK
