Watch: India’s economic mettle will be on test at it faces headwinds | The Hindu Editorial

Data are now beginning to accumulate, revealing the slowdown in the Indian economy brought on by the crisis in West Asia. The latest is the Index of Eight Core Industries. The data for March, the first month since the war broke out, show that these eight key industrial sectors together contracted by 0.4% over their level in March last year. This was the worst performance in 19 months but was not unexpected.

Published - April 22, 2026 03:25 pm IST