7% GDP forecast for current fiscal ‘very realistic’: Chief Economic Advisor

“We need to be prepared for tighter financial conditions globally, weather-related uncertainties and geopolitical factors. 2023-24 may not see a big ticker shock as we saw in early months of 2022-23 as the war broke out in 2022 but nonetheless some of the underlying factors are still simmering and we need to be watchful,” Nageswaran said.