Neelkanth Mishra @neelkanthmishra

@WorldBankGroup #ExecutiveDirector Mr. @neelkanthmishra met with #NSDA EC & Secretary Dr Nazneen K. Chowdhury to exchange views on strengthening #Bangladesh’s #SkillsEcosystem, ToT, unified skills tracking, data-driven governance & development cooperation.#WorldBank #SkillsForAll

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“India Is Taking Its FinTech Journey To New Heights”: PM @narendramodi at @GffFintechfest 2026 With UPI having completed 10 years, PM Narendra Modi highlighted that “UPI Is A Major Champion Of India’s FinTech Story” and called for India’s fintech ecosystem to move beyond payments. And GFF 2026’s Day 1 showed exactly where that next wave is headed. 👀 From NPCI’s Android ATMs, AiNxt and AtOM to BharatPe’s agentic AI, Jio Payments’ cross border payments, Pine Labs’ agentic commerce, Yubi’s retail lending platform and PhonePe’s cardless payments partnership, the festival was packed with new fintech launches. Here’s a look at the launches that made headlines on Day 1. 🚀 #FinTech #GFF2026 #UPI #DigitalPayments #FinTechIndia #Trending

#MCatGFF26 | 🚨 'Fraudsters keep getting smarter, but we are also getting smarter': UIDAI's Neelkanth Mishra (@neelkanthmishra) on AI for Aadhaar fraud detection He said trust is critical for collaboration and for improving the efficiency of an economy, with proof of identity playing a key role in establishing that trust. "Aadhaar, as an integral part of this infrastructure, has enabled not just payments, but also the collection of risk capital, enrolment of telecom customers and the onboarding of gig workers," Mishra said. #GlobalFintechFest #GFF2026

@neelkanthmishra Watch the interview with Neelkanth Mishra here... youtu.be/iIT_T_0A9_c?si…

. @neelkanthmishra, Executive Director at the World Bank, explains why comparing the old and new GDP series can be misleading, what high-frequency indicators say about the economy.

Aashish Chandorkar @c_aashish

2 weeks ago

Is India Really Growing at 7.8%? World Bank's @neelkanthmishra Explains The GDP Debate In conversation with @TamannaInamdar youtube.com/watch?v=PnM918…

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Don’t Panic Over India’s External Debt: World Bank's Neelkanth Mishra Explains The Bigger Picture @TamannaInamdar @neelkanthmishra

No one was called 'ill-educated'. The comment was. The downward revision due to a series change is due to an overhaul of how GDP is calculated. Upward or downward revisions are normal when series change. Especially after 10 years. The changes are explained in the report to which the link is provided in the original tweet.

As expected, with the fiscal headwinds fading and monetary headwinds (falling credit growth till 1HFY26) becoming tailwinds (credit growth accelerating), GDP growth is surprising on the upside, and should help push up consensus trend-growth estimates to 7%-plus. That is, with a neutral fiscal and monetary policy, the economy should still register 7.5% growth. In this light, I was shocked to see the ill-educated and egregiously wrong claims made by some that if the 'original' base of June-2025 quarter was used, growth in the June-2026 quarter would be much lower. The new series introduced in Feb-2026 cleaned up the data and also significantly improved the methodology. For those who track this for a living (and I used to be one such till 45 days ago) - the downward revision in the base was known in March (see our note published on 1-Mar): research.axiscapital.co.in/ResearchPortal… As our note acknowledged, the new series increased credibility of estimates of real output. That claim is so obviously wrong that several logical rebuttals have already been made. But bad information tends to travel further than good information, and so it is important to reiterate and reinforce the argument. That such claims got traction is itself surprising, given that easy-to-track and not-possible-to-fudge indicators of economic activity have been so robust. While June-quarter data was strong, that momentum has picked up: - personal vehicle (cars, SUVs) dispatches grew 35% YoY in August despite just 9% growth in exports. Even two-wheeler growth is now >20% (though helped by strong exports). - And if that was consumption, commercial vehicle dispatches grew >40%. - tax collection growth has picked up meaningfully. This is as real as it gets. - Credit growth continues to surprise on the upside (albeit on a low base). Last year most believed the then-weak credit growth was a demand problem, whereas we steadfastly stated it was a supply issue - it has for now been addressed. - indicators of construction are robust. Hopefully, now there will be fewer people asking "why private sector investment is weak," given that there is clear evidence of investments. That said, there is still slack in the economy, as seen in weak real-wage growth. It may take several quarters of above-trend growth for that slack to tighten, and bring back sticky inflation pressures.

"It could have gone out of control." @neelkanthmishra tells @_prashantnair that India was seeing a classic run on the rupee - with excess hedging and exporters holding back dollars. He says the FCNR(B) move was the 'bazooka' needed to break that dynamic ! #India #rupee #exports #dollars #CNBCTV18Digital #Nifty #BankNifty

Spot on! It is important to call out disinformation immediately. "That claim (that GDP growth is less than 3%) is so obviously wrong that several logical rebuttals have already been made. But bad information tends to travel further than good information, and so it is important to reiterate and reinforce the argument."

Neelkanth Mishra @neelkanthmishra

2 weeks ago

As expected, with the fiscal headwinds fading and monetary headwinds (falling credit growth till 1HFY26) becoming tailwinds (credit growth accelerating), GDP growth is surprising on the upside, and should help push up consensus trend-growth estimates to 7%-plus. That is, with a

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Idea Exchange with @IndianExpress featuring @neelkanthmishra • India’s real jobs challenge • Why the rupee held up • Dollar’s coming decline • What global investors still get wrong about India

Aashish Chandorkar @c_aashish

3 weeks ago

India's economy, how the world views India and much more... Discussion with @neelkanthmishra youtube.com/watch?v=xkhKKU… via @IndianExpress

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In this Idea Exchange at Indian Express HQ, we discussed WBG-India opportunities as the gradient for capital floes inverts, new developments at Aadhaar (right at the end), currency movements, growth, reforms, private capital mobilisation, and a range of other topics youtu.be/xkhKKUHHukk

@ashsrivast Likewise Ashish. Great meeting you, too. Our discussion on how jobs/skilling/education may interface in the coming years gave much food for thought.

@SandeepParekh @c_aashish 😊Thanks Sandeep!

A must watch conversation with @neelkanthmishra youtube.com/watch?v=AVQbQE…

India needs a new exchange to support deep tech company listings. Here is some data on pre-commercial / pre-revenue listings that have happened in recent years on US’s Nasdaq and China’s STAR Market. Like for like, Indian talent building in India is no less than the founders and executives of these American and Chinese companies. What is a real gap in the Indian ecosystem is a robust exchange designed to meet the requirements of deep tech companies. The Calcutta Stock Exchange can be restructured to bridge this gap. Heed the words of @DanielSLoeb1 on how capital markets are an underrated American superpower. For India to measure up and compete effectively, especially in the present environment of geopolitical contestation, capital market development and reforms are a must. x.com/DanielSLoeb1/s…

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Rajeev Mantri @RMantri

2 months ago

There has been much debate about the revival and possible role of Calcutta Stock Exchange in India's current capital markets landscape. I believe a restructured and rejuvenate CSE can play a crucial role in supporting the growth of India's deep tech companies. My op-ed in

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Skyroot has made me optimistic again about the deep tech future of the country. This is the time for youngsters in India to build GPU chips, Quantum computers, Fusion reactors, Humanoids and build the future of India. I have no doubt this will be the biggest economic driver of 21st century @PawanKChandana @bharathdaka @AshwiniVaishnaw @karandi65 @neelkanthmishra

Wanted to take a moment to thank someone who gave @SkyrootA its first real lift-off—Mukesh Bansal. 8 Years ago, we sent him a cold LinkedIn message. He replied. We met that very weekend. Soon after, he became Skyroot’s first investor with a ₹10 crore cheque. At the time, there was no space policy. No proof that we could build an orbital rocket. Immense technology risk. And every reason to say no. Yet he looked beyond the uncertainty. He believed in our passion and saw possibility long before there was evidence. But what stayed with me even more than the investment was the trust. He gave us complete freedom to build, trusted us to make the right decisions, and was always there to mentor us whenever we needed him. More than capital, he helped shape our thinking with one piece of advice: “Always do the right thing. This journey will be much longer and much harder than you imagine. Build two things with equal importance: the product and the organisation.” This has guided us through every phase of the journey and continue to shape how we build Skyroot today. The first cheque is never just capital. It is belief. Every great startup needs someone willing to take that first leap of faith—when all they can really invest in is the founders’ conviction. India needs many more such risk-takers backing ambitious deep-tech entrepreneurs long before success becomes obvious. Thank you, Mukesh. 🙏 @mukeshbansal06 P.S. This picture was taken during one of Mukesh’s visits to our factory in Skyroot’s early days. We were showing him just how light Vikram-S’s carbon composite structures were—a small moment from a journey that has since come a long way. 🚀

Can a 1°C rise in temperature imapct India’s economy? From food prices to GDP growth, the ripple effects are bigger than most of us realise. Watch @neelkanthmishra break it down in the latest episode of #OpenDialogue. Watch Now: youtu.be/DSMgtFkh7EI @AxisBank

“India can achieve high-income status by the late 2040s with sustained annual per capita GDP growth of at least 9%. This requires higher female workforce participation, faster capital formation, and prioritizing productivity gains through investment in indigenous technology. Building a high-trust society and increasing risk appetite are crucial for this ambitious goal.” tessellatum.in/?p=625 by @neelkanthmishra