Morning Brief: India — What Happened in the Last 24 Hours

India Q1 GDP surges to 7.8% — beating the RBI forecast, defying the oil shock, and sending brokerages from BofA to Kotak rushing to upgrade FY27 estimates. PM Modi hailed it a "herculean feat" and urged Indians to skip foreign holidays, shun gold, and wed at home — his loudest "vocal for local" pitch yet. Opposition Congress hit back: great numbers, where are the jobs?

SCO Summit photo flap gets real — Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif had his...