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24 September 2026 · National and international edition

OECD Raises India’s 2026-27 Growth Forecast to 7.1%: What the September Interim Outlook Shows About the Forecasting Agencies and the West Asia Energy Shock

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  • GS-III, GS-II
  • The Hindureported it
  • OECD
  • Economic Outlook
  • GDP Forecast
  • Inflation
  • West Asia Crisis

Why it is in the news

On 23 September 2026, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released its Economic Outlook, Interim Report September 2026. It raised India’s growth forecast for FY 2026-27 to 7.1%, from 6.3% in June, and credited resilient domestic demand and government policies that shielded households and firms from higher energy prices.

The exam angle

Issue: Every major forecaster has raised India’s FY27 growth outlook despite a severe external energy shock. Do the upgrades show structural resilience, or growth sustained by fiscal and quasi-fiscal support that will eventually have to be paid for?

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