New Delhi/Mumbai, Dec. 2 -- 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.

"For the next year, we expect the momentum to continue, but at a 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 per cent 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.

"When we sign the treaty (with the...