New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- India should adopt transparent methodologies, robust surveys, and simultaneous index updates in GDP calculations to accurately assess the true state of the economy, highlighted a report by Systematix Research.

The report stated that, to restore credibility, India must adopt transparent methodologies and the state-level data quality needs urgent improvement, along with disaggregation of capital spending between private and public sectors.

It stated, "We believe that, to restore credibility, India must adopt transparent methodologies, robust surveys, and simultaneous index updates".

According to the report, India's 2Q FY26 real GDP growth surprised positively at 8.2 per cent, taking the 1H FY26 average to 8.0 per cen...