The IMF has revised its projections for India upward and, said the country is now expected to grow by seven per cent in 2024, compared to 6.8 per cent projected in April. At a time when developed economies like the UK and US are witnessing a cost-of-living crisis, the IMF has lifted the forecast for UK while the US growth outlook has been lowered to 2.6%. Parmeshwar Bawa speaks to Former Member of RBI Digitization Committee, Dr Aruna Sharma. Dr Sharma is a development economist who has also served as a Secretary the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.