India’s real gross domestic product grew by 7.7% in the 2026 financial year, slightly above the second estimate of 7.6% and the fastest pace since FY2022, when the economy rebounded from the Covid pandemic. The figures reinforced India’s position as the G20’s fastest-growing economy, underscoring its resilience in the face of US tariff measures, higher energy costs from shifting oil imports away from Russia, and the war in the Middle East, which weighed on the rupee and prompted capital outflows.