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Podcast: businessline's State of the Economy Podcast
Episode: India’s GDP growth slips to 5.4%: is it a temporary blip?
Description: In this episode of the State of the Economy podcast, businessline’s Shishir Sinha talks to Upasna Bhardwaj , Chief Economist with Kotak Mahindra Bank, discussing recent economic data and the broader economic outlook for India. The conversation centers around some key high-frequency economic indicators, such as the GDP growth rate, GST collections, the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), and inflation figures. The podcast begins with Bhardwaj diving into the surprising GDP growth number for Q2, which came in at 5.4%, well below expectations. She explains that the GDP slowdown is primarily driven by a weak industrial sector, with manufacturing and...