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World Bank's Neelkanth Mishra Defends India's GDP Growth Data
Neelkanth Mishra, the World Bank's Executive Director, has strongly refuted claims that India's reported 7.8% GDP growth figure was inflated. He described these claims as "egregiously wrong" and "ill-educated" in response to criticism. Mishra defended the data, pushing back against doubts raised about the accuracy of India's economic growth statistics. The debate centers on the base year used for calculating GDP.
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