%A Ranjit K Pattnaik %T Economic crisis can’t be downplayed %! Economic crisis can’t be downplayed %X The Indian economy was already amidst a considerable slowdown in the pre-COVID-19 period. For example, the fiscal 2019-20 GDP growth rate was recorded at 4.2 per cent for the full year and 3.1 per cent in Q4. %U https://www.thebillionpress.org/columns/economy/economic-crisis-can-t-be-downplayed-818