# India likely grew more than 7% last quarter, but may still fall short of Modi’s developed-nation dream

https://mins.news/en/item/37407

- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-30 09:30 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-30/modi-s-developed-nation-dream-strains-against-india-s-growth-gap

> India likely expanded by more than 7% last quarter, a pace most major economies would envy. Even so, that growth may not be fast enough to fulfill Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambition of building a developed nation.

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