India, Nov. 28 -- India's economy posted a six-quarter high GDP growth of 8.2% in Q2 FY2025-26, outpacing expectations as strong manufacturing output and a robust services sector offset a slowdown in agriculture. The growth rate was higher than the 7.8% recorded in the previous quarter and significantly above the 5.6% seen a year earlier.

This performance also helped India retain its position as the world's fastest-growing major economy, with China expanding 4.8% during the same period.

According to the National Statistics Office (NSO), GDP growth for the first half of FY2025-26 averaged 8%, compared with 6.1% in the year-ago period. With this momentum, India appears poised to surpass the full-year growth target of 6.3-6.8% projected in...