New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- The Indian economy grew at significantly better than expected 7.8% in the quarter ending June 2025, the highest this number has been in five quarters, underlining strong domestic tailwinds to growth amidst growing external headwinds from US tariffs on Indian exports. While the latest GDP numbers will boost economic sentiment, they could also nudge the RBI to hold back on any further easing of interest rates in the near term even though inflation is expected to remain benign. India's GDP growth increased for the fourth consecutive quarter to reach 7.8% in the first quarter (April-June) of fiscal year 2025-26. This number is 40 basis points - one basis point is one hundredth of a percentage point - higher than the March quarter number and 1.3 percentage point higher than the 6.5% print in the June quarter of last fiscal year. The latest GDP growth number has also sprung a big positive surprise on analysts. P13...