Both fiscal and monetary easing could help India overcome the risk of a covid-19 contraction The coronavirus-induced economic shock has led many analysts to predict that the Indian economy will contract in the first half of this fiscal year.
Not just India, but the whole world is expected to slip into contraction. China, for instance, saw its economy contract by 6.8% in the past quarter.
Unemployment filings in the US have risen to highs unseen since records began. Both the demand and supply sides of the economy have been shocked.
Discretionary consumer spending has almost been non-existent since the lockdown began, with only non-discretionary spending—on essentials—somewhat surviving the curbs.