Claim
According to the IMF, Japan is currently the world's fourth-largest economy and India the sixth-largest.
“आईएमएफ के मुताबिक इस समय जापान दुनिया की चौथी और भारत छठी सबसे बड़ी अर्थव्यवस्था है।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The IMF's April 2026 World Economic Outlook — the latest IMF data as of the 2026-07-02 broadcast — ranks Japan fourth (~$4.38T nominal GDP) and India sixth (~$4.15T), behind Germany (3rd) and the UK (5th). Earlier May 2025 IMF projections had India overtaking Japan for 4th place, but currency depreciation and a GDP base-year revision left India at sixth in the current rankings. The anchor's statement matches the IMF data current at the time.
Evidence
- https://m.thewire.in/article/economy/far-from-being-the-fourth-largest-india-slips-to-number-six-on-global-gdp-rankings Reports that per the IMF's April 2026 World Economic Outlook, India ranks sixth in nominal GDP (~$4.15 trillion), behind the UK (~$4.26 trillion) and Japan (~$4.38 trillion). ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.business-standard.com/economy/news/india-gdp-ranking-imf-2026-rupee-depreciation-base-revision-126041600790_1.html Business Standard explains India slipped to 6th in IMF 2026 rankings due to rupee depreciation and GDP base-year revision, with Japan at 4th and the UK at 5th. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://upstox.com/news/business-news/latest-updates/india-no-longer-4th-largest-economy-drops-to-6th-place-in-imf-s-global-gdp-rankings/article-192243/ Confirms IMF's latest global GDP rankings place India 6th, no longer 4th, as of 2026. ✓ reachable · archived