NEW DELHI
The Green Look Is Everywhere
So we are now officially the second fastest growing nation in the world. At 8.2 per cent, India’s GDP actually rose higher than expected last fiscal, never mind that it didn’t translate into votes for the NDA government. With good monsoons a certainty this year, North Block prophesies a jaw-dropping 7-8 per cent in 2004-05, which, assuming even a mildly encouraging budget, may finally catch that elusive shine.