India faces dwindling policy options after record GDP slump

India’s record contraction last quarter sets back economic progress by several years and puts PM Modi’s ambitious targets of doubling the economy’s size to $5 trillion almost out of reach. The 23.9% decline in GDP in the June quarter -- the biggest of major economies tracked by Bloomberg -- also shifts the focus back to the govt and central bank to spur growth.

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