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Election officials count votes after Uttar Pradesh state elections in Lucknow, India on Thursday. Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP hide caption toggle caption Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Election officials count votes after Uttar Pradesh state elections in Lucknow, India on Thursday. Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party had a commanding lead …

At recent, non-Arvind Subramanian-estimated rates of GDP growth, India’s economy will double in 10-12 years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s target of a $5 trillion economy by 2024 — he called it challenging but achievable — means the $2.8 trillion economy will have to nearly double in five years. That means from a current GDP growth …