Sitharaman to Trump: India's 8.2% Growth Proves It's Not a 'Dead Economy'.

• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman refuted Donald Trump's "dead economy" remark about India.
• She cited India's 8.2% economic growth in the September quarter as evidence against the claim.
• Sitharaman highlighted improvements in credit ratings from agencies like DBRS, S&P, and R&I.
• India remains the world's fastest-growing major economy, with RBI raising its FY25-26 GDP growth forecast to 7.3%.
• The Finance Minister clarified that IMF gave India an overall 'B' grade for statistics, not a downgrade, and the debt-to-GDP ratio is decreasing.

Why It Matters: India's economic resilience is highlighted against foreign criticism.