India's GDP growth slows to 11-year low of 3.1% in Jan.-March

Asia's third largest economy braces for worst recession in seven decades

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A sales woman wearing a face shield and a mask arranges gold bangles at a jewelry showroom during an extended lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Kolkata, India. © Reuters

KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer

NEW DELHI -- India's economy grew 3.1% in the January-to-March quarter, official data released Friday showed, as the coronavirus pandemic and the nationwide lockdown to curb its spread hit consumers and a broad range of industries.

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