New Delhi, April 14 -- The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slightly upgraded India's GDP growth forecast for FY27 to 6.5 per cent, revising its upward by 0.1 percentage point from its January projection.

It also warned that escalating geopolitical tensions, particularly the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, could weigh on global economic momentum and push inflation higher.

Releasing the data in its latest outlook, the IMF stated "For 2026, growth is revised upward moderately by 0.3 percentage point (0.1 percentage point relative to January) to 6.5 percent, led by positive contributions from the carryover of the strong 2025 outturn and the decline in additional US tariffs on Indian goods from 50 to 10 percent, which outweigh th...