Rupee weakness temporary, GDP growth outlook stays firm at 7%: DK Joshi, CRISIL

The Indian economy is expected to grow at 7 per cent in the current fiscal 2025-26, and subsequently moderate to 6.7 per cent in the next, Dharmakirti Joshi, Chief Economist, CRISIL Limited, told ANI in an exclusive interview.

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“For the next year, we expect the momentum to continue, but ata slightly slower pace,” Joshi said, forecasting 6.7 per cent for the 2026-27 fiscal.

For the current fiscal year, the economist noted that India will grow at 7 percent but with “a slight moderation in growth in the second half.”

At the same time, he noted that the economy will get a jab on the arm once the first tranche of the ambitious India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement gets finalised.