Economics

Brisk Vaccination Rate Primes Indian Economy for Acceleration

Overall business activity expands first time in four months
Over 826 million vaccine shots administered so far in India

A health care worker administers a dose of the Covid-19 Covishield vaccine at a vaccination camp in New Delhi, on Sept. 19.Photographer: T. Narayan/Bloomberg

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By Karthikeyan Sundaram

September 26, 2021 at 10:00 PM UTC

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India’s economy showed signs it’s ready to accelerate, thanks to its services sector resuming expansion and manufacturing activity retaining growth momentum in August.