The Bharatiya Janata Party criticized the Congress party on September 20, 2026, after a comedian mimicked Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a Congress event in Indore attended by Congress leadership. The incident sparked political tensions between the two parties.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on September 8, 2026, at the Global Fintech Fest that India's robust economic growth is instilling confidence worldwide and that the government will persist with economic reforms. Modi highlighted the country's growth trajectory as a source of global assurance.
India's economy likely grew at over 7% in the last quarter, a pace most major economies would envy, yet Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambition to transform India into a developed nation by his timeline faces challenges from the persistent growth gap. Modi's "Viksit Bharat" (Developed India) initiative has become a centerpiece of his third term.