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Comparative

A regime comparison, computed live from the data

Averaging the data over each regime period: UPA averaged ~7.1% GDP growth, ~20.2% top 1% share, and a press-freedom rank around 121; NDA's same averages are computed live from the loaded series. (UPA-era unemployment and formal-employment figures use a different statistical basis — World Bank/ILO and NSSO — so those two are flagged as not strictly comparable.)

The regime comparison is mechanical — averaging, not interpretation. It does not flatter either side.

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About this reading

This is one of 36 standing analyses drawn from the Some Perspective dataset. It is not dated commentary: it describes a relationship in the data that holds across the series, and it is regenerated whenever the underlying dataset is refreshed. The figures quoted here reflect the 2026-08-15 data vintage.

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Raman, V.S. Some Perspective: India's Economic Transformation. someperspective.info · CC BY 4.0 · data vintage 2026-08-15. Cite & download · All analyses