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India tipped to overtake China in Modi's first year

But there are doubts over whether a new way of calculating GDP has distorted things

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Published Thu, May 28, 2015 · 09:50 PM

    New Delhi

    WHEN India releases data on Friday that is expected to show the economy growing faster than China for a second consecutive quarter, sceptics could be forgiven for asking: Why does it feel so slow?

    Celebrating his first year in office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has basked in the success of transforming India into the fastest growing major economy.

    Narendra Modi

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