India, Sept. 10 -- NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri on Wednesday said the Indian economy has been doing reasonably well and that Asia's third-largest economy will regain its mojo and return to a current account surplus soon.

Lahiri further said the major challenge the Indian economy faces is the low share of manufacturing in India's overall GDP.

"The Indian economy has been doing reasonably well. I will never say very well because I am a reformist," he said at the Global Fintech Fest 2026.

India's economy grew at a faster-than-expected 7.8 per cent in the April-June quarter, showing resilience despite concerns that the war in Iran and resulting global uncertainty could weigh on domestic economic momentum. On foreign investme...