<p>"We expect Indian growth to accelerate and be very close, closer than the past, to the Chinese rate of growth," IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn told a group of Asian reporters here on Tuesday. Strauss-Kahn, who is "very impressed" by the Indian growth story, plans to visit the country later this year.<br /><br />His scheduled visit to India early this year had to be cancelled because of the flight disruptions due to volcanic ash. "I think that India is doing very well," Strauss-Kahn said in response to a question, but noted that he has some concerns about India.<br /><br />"(I) have some concern about inflation, especially food prices which are going up, but globally, India is doing very well. The rate of growth is very important. A lot of things have been done which are growth friendly," he said. "The fact that a large part, a huge part of the public debt, is financed by Indian savings makes Indian public financing immune to the increasing risk created by inflows," said Strauss-Kahn.</p>
<p>"We expect Indian growth to accelerate and be very close, closer than the past, to the Chinese rate of growth," IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn told a group of Asian reporters here on Tuesday. Strauss-Kahn, who is "very impressed" by the Indian growth story, plans to visit the country later this year.<br /><br />His scheduled visit to India early this year had to be cancelled because of the flight disruptions due to volcanic ash. "I think that India is doing very well," Strauss-Kahn said in response to a question, but noted that he has some concerns about India.<br /><br />"(I) have some concern about inflation, especially food prices which are going up, but globally, India is doing very well. The rate of growth is very important. A lot of things have been done which are growth friendly," he said. "The fact that a large part, a huge part of the public debt, is financed by Indian savings makes Indian public financing immune to the increasing risk created by inflows," said Strauss-Kahn.</p>
