NDTV Business | September 8, 2026
A recent NDTV feature explores Vivek Singhal’s perspective on India’s economic growth and the limitations of viewing national progress through GDP alone.
The article examines his concept of “Dharma Capitalism”, which asks how capital, markets, and technology can expand human capability while creating sustainable prosperity. Rather than rejecting capitalism, the framework seeks to move beyond a narrow focus on production and value capture toward human flourishing, capability, trust, and inclusive prosperity.
The article argues that GDP remains an important measure of economic output, but should be viewed as one indicator within a broader dashboard that also considers dignity, capability, and trust. For India’s Viksit Bharat ambitions, the larger opportunity is not simply to climb global economic rankings, but to demonstrate that economic scale can coexist with human flourishing.
Read the full article on NDTV:
Beyond GDP Debate: Why India's Real Economic Story Isn't About Numbers