Pedestrians walk towards the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus train station at dusk in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. The International Monetary Fund has raised its growth forecast for India, saying the country's growth will remain strong in 2023 and 2024 — but analysts warn there will be headwinds ahead. According to the IMF's October update of its World Economic Outlook., India's economy will grow 6.3% in 2023, an increase from an earlier forecast of 6.1%. "India will continue to be a bright spot in the global economic picture," Alicia Garcia-Herrero, chief economist for Asia Pacific at Natixis said. Consumer spending remains one of the biggest growth drivers in the world's most populous nation, she added.

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Persons: Alicia Garcia, Herrero Organizations: Monetary, CNBC, Asia Pacific, Consumer Locations: Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai, India, Natixis