New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- India is expected to grow by 7.2 percent in the financial year 2025-26, with resilient domestic consumption and strong public investment likely to 'largely offset' the impact of higher tariffs imposed by the United States, according to a report by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA).

Growth Outlook and Forecasts

The projection is part of UNDESA's World Economic Situation and Prospects 2026 report and is marginally lower than the 7.4 percent growth estimate projected by the Indian government in its First Advance Estimates of GDP for 2025-26 released earlier this week.

The UN body had estimated India's growth at 7.4 percent in calendar year 2025. On a fiscal-year basis, the report fo...