New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- With Brent crude oil prices rising above USD 100 a barrel again amid renewed geopolitical tensions, India's economic growth could face pressure in the coming quarter, as higher oil prices raise inflation, import costs and risks to the current account, economist Sunil Sinha said.

Sinha, former Senior Economist at National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), said every USD 10 increase in international crude prices could shave around 20-30 basis points from India's GDP growth.

"If oil prices go up by USD 10, then the impact of that increase on GDP would be around, say, 20 basis points to 30 basis points," Sinha said in an exclusive conversation with ANI.

This means that with India's latest quarterly GDP gro...