US EditionIndia’s GDP Beats Forecast Amid Global Economic, Selfish Tensions, Says PM Modi— A Veiled Message for Trump on Tariffs?
India's GDP growth of 7.8% in Q1 surpasses expectations despite 50% US tariffs, driven by diverse sector expansion and significant semiconductor investments worth over Rs 1.5 lakh crore.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Semicon India 2025 on September 1 at Yashobhoomi, highlighting India's rising role in the global semiconductor industry.
- This event follows the approval of India's first semiconductor plant by 2023, additional plants in 2024, and five projects cleared in 2025 amid global supply chain tensions.
- Modi praised India's 7.8 per cent GDP growth in April-June 2025, exceeding expectations despite US tariffs and global economic challenges, underscoring broad-based growth across sectors.
- He highlighted the shift in global economic value, noting that while oil once drove the last century’s growth, today’s advancements center around semiconductors—reflecting India’s young talent and innovation that are transforming global supply chains and semiconductor production.
- India’s sustained growth and expanded semiconductor investments suggest the country is poised to become a pivotal technology-driven economy despite tariff-related geopolitical tensions.
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Taking aim at the US tariffs, PM Modi said that despite global challenges, India has shown growth in every sector. India's GDP is growing at the rate of 7.8 percent.
India’s GDP beats forecast amid global economic, selfish tensions, says PM Modi— A veiled message for Trump on tariffs?
At Semicon India 2025, PM Narendra Modi highlighted India's 7.8% GDP growth in Q1 2025-26, outperforming expectations amid global economic difficulties.
"7.8% Growth Despite Challenges Driven By Economic Self-Interest": PM Modi's Dig At Tariffs
PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India's GDP grew by 7.8 per cent in the first quarter of this financial year despite "challenges driven by economic self-interest", in an apparent reference to tariffs imposed on Indian goods by Donald Trump.
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