New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised India's GDP growth of 7.8 per cent in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2025-26, surpassing expectations amidst global economic, selfish challenges.

At Semicon India 2025, PM Narendra Modi said, "Just a few days ago, the GDP numbers for the first quarter of this year have come. Once again, India has performed better than every expectation, every assessment. At a time when there are concerns in the economy of the world, there are challenges created by economic selfishness; in that environment, India has achieved a growth of 7.8 per cent..."

PM Modi's remarks appeared to be a veiled reference to the 50 per cent tariffs imposed by the Donald Trump administration. However, he did...