{"id":299598,"date":"2025-05-27T20:10:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T14:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=299598"},"modified":"2025-05-27T20:10:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T14:40:34","slug":"india-is-not-the-fourth-largest-or-a-4-trillion-economy-yet-niti-aayog-ceos-claim-citing-imf-data-misleading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/india-is-not-the-fourth-largest-or-a-4-trillion-economy-yet-niti-aayog-ceos-claim-citing-imf-data-misleading\/","title":{"rendered":"India is not the fourth-largest or a $4-trillion economy yet; NITI Aayog CEO\u2019s claim citing IMF data misleading"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWe are the fourth-largest economy as I speak. We are a $4 trillion economy, and this is not my data\u2014it\u2019s IMF data,\u201d Niti Aayog’s chief executive officer BVR\u00a0Subrahmanyam said during a press briefing on May 24, 2025.<\/p>\n

He was addressing reporters after the 10th governing council meeting of the Niti Aayog, a government think tank. The theme for this meeting, Subrahmanyam said, was \u2018Viksit Rajya for Viksit Bharat\u2019 which meant states must present their own growth visions in order for India to be a developed economy.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is only US, China, Germany, which are larger than India and if we stick to what is being planned and what is being thought through, in 2.5-3 years, we will be the third largest economy,” he added.<\/p>\n

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Subrahmanyam\u2019s statements created a wave of euphoria. On May 27, even Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the achievement, emphasising how India moved from being the 11th-ranked economy to the 4th-ranked economy during his tenure.<\/p>\n

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#WATCH<\/a> | Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi says “On 26th May 2014, I took the oath as the Prime Minister for the first time. At that time, India’s economy was at the 11th position…Today, India has become the world\u2019s fourth-largest economy. It is a matter of pride for\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/OFNMPEKXvq<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ANI (@ANI) May 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Some prominent personalities who reiterated Subrahmanyam\u2019s claims on social media include Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan<\/a>, Mahindra Group chairperson Anand Mahindra<\/a>, RPG Group chairperson Harsh Goenka<\/a>, tech entrepreneur Kunal Bahl<\/a> who has appeared on Shark Tank India and Mamaearth CEO Ghazal Alagh<\/a>. Several<\/a> BJP leaders<\/a>, or politicians associated<\/a> with BJP allies and some journalists<\/a> also parroted the statements, celebrating India\u2019s growth trajectory. Note that most social media posts on this also shared a graphic where the source was IMF\u2019s World Economic Outlook Report, April 2025.<\/p>\n