New Delhi, May 27 -- While Nithin Kamath, chief executive officer and co-founder of Zerodha, hailed India's ascent to the fourth-largest economy in the world amid multiple challenges, he also called for looking just beyond the GDP numbers.

The 45-year old enterprenuer offered a sobering reality check as he believes that GDP rankings don't tell the full story.

In a surprise announcement, NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer (CEO) BVR Subrahmanyam said, citing data by the International Monetary Fund, over the weekend announced that India has overtaken Japan to become the world's fourth-largest economy.

The official IMF data of GDP for 2025 marked India's position at $4.19 trillion based on the current prices.

"It's amazing that despite al...