India’s GDP rose from 5.5% in 1990 to 7.6% in 2015.
On virtually all parameters, India in 1990, was a laggard compared to the other lower-middle income (LMI) countries.
But in the past 25 years, India has done better than the LMI group; sometimes closed the gap or caught up with their numbers, and sometimes moved ahead.
India's remarkable growth in 25 years