You’ve seen it again, right? “India’s GDP growth slows to 6.2%.” It’s everywhere — in the news, on Twitter, in every economics video on YouTube.And honestly, it’s easy to scroll past. Because it sounds technical. Distant. But if you’re preparing for the Indian Economic Service (IES) , you can’t do that.You have to stop and ask, okay, what’s really going on here? Let’s figure it out together. 1. So... What Exactly Is a GDP Slowdown? Let’s keep this simple. GDP is just the tot