New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India had once again "outperformed every expectation, every estimate, and every forecast" with a gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 7.8 percent, even as major economies grappled with slowing demand and self-interest-driven challenges.
"This growth is visible across manufacturing, services, agriculture and construction. Enthusiasm is visible in every sector," he said while addressing the 'SEMICON India 2025' here.
The robust economic momentum is fuelling confidence in new-age industries such as semiconductors. "Oil was black gold, but chips are digital diamonds. Oil determined the fate of the 20th century; today, the 21st century runs on chips," Modi remarked.
"The wor...