Embassy of India
Bucharest
Press Release
Subject: India Continues to Demonstrate Strong Economic Momentum with 8.2% GDP Growth in Q2 FY 2025–26
The Embassy of India hosted a focused briefing on India’s accelerating economic performance, highlighting the country’s continued position as one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies on Tuesday, 3rd December 2025. The session was attended by the economic experts, academics, business leaders and the members of the Indian community. It provided an insightful overview of India’s macroeconomic outlook and structural drivers of growth.
Addressing the gathering, Ambassador Dr. Manoj Kumar Mohapatra noted that India has recorded an impressive GDP growth rate of 8.2% in the second quarter of FY 2025–26, reflecting robust domestic demand, improved investor confidence, and sustained economic reforms. He emphasized that this performance stands as a testament to the resilience and dynamism of the Indian economy amid global uncertainties. He highlighted that the growth surge is supported by strong fundamentals across key sectors. The manufacturing sector has expanded significantly, propelled by the “Make in India” initiative, rising production capacity, and increased global value chain integration. The services sector, particularly IT, digital services, and financial technologies, continues to drive innovation and export growth.
Ambassador also underlined India’s remarkable progress in digital infrastructure, with the world-leading Unified Payments Interface (UPI), rapid adoption of digital public goods, and expansion of high-speed broadband networks across urban and rural areas. These developments are boosting entrepreneurship, improving service delivery, and enabling financial inclusion at scale.
Further, Ambassador noted that sustained government initiatives such as the National Infrastructure Pipeline, Gati Shakti, and policies encouraging foreign direct investment have strengthened India’s position as a reliable global partner in trade and investment. Rising FDI inflows, improved logistics efficiency, and simplified regulatory frameworks continue to elevate India’s competitiveness. Participants at the event expressed keen interest in India’s long-term economic prospects and discussed potential areas for deeper cooperation in trade, technology, and innovation.
Since India's economy is experiencing robust growth, positioning it as the world's fastest-growing major economy, it is expected to fuel rising domestic demand for imports, particularly Romania's key exports like machinery ($105M in 2024), electrical equipment ($63M), and optical instruments ($26M), which reached $292M total to India last year amid expanding bilateral trade nearing $3B. Consequently, Romanian firms stand to gain greater market access and higher sales volumes in India, while the surge in investment opportunities, bolstered by recent ministerial level talks on supply chains and an India-EU FTA, draws Romanian capital into priority sectors, fostering mutual economic resilience.
The Embassy reiterated India’s commitment to fostering stronger economic engagement and invited stakeholders to explore the many emerging opportunities in the Indian market.
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Bucharest
Monday, December 08, 2025
