Bhubaneswar, Nov. 28 -- India's economic momentum strengthened significantly in the September quarter, with official data showing real GDP rising 8.2% in Q2 of FY 2025-26. This marks a sharp improvement from 5.6% in the same quarter last year, and even stronger than the 7.8% posted in the April-June period. Despite external pressures, including tariff actions from the United States, the economy outperformed most forecasts and delivered its best growth in six quarters.

The figures, released by the National Statistics Office (NSO), highlight broad-based resilience across the economy. Manufacturing, construction and the services sector collectively powered the upswing, signalling strong underlying fundamentals.

At constant prices, GDP reac...