New Delhi, Nov. 28 -- With a 7 percent GDP expansion in 2025 and 6.4 percent in 2026, India is set to lead growth among emerging markets and across the Asia-Pacific region, Moody's Ratings said on Friday.

Moody's noted that India's domestic growth drivers underpin its economic resilience amid global uncertainty. The agency projects average GDP growth in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region to remain steady at 3.4 percent in 2026, compared with 3.3 percent in 2024 and 3.6 percent in 2025.

On a weighted average basis, emerging markets will drive GDP growth in the region, with average growth of 5.6%, compared to average growth of 1.3% in advanced markets, Moody's added. Although the Indian rupee has continued to weaken against the dollar, most rat...