Economics
Plunge in Capital Spending Set to Prolong India’s Slump
- Metal, auto manufacturers have announced cuts to investments
- Government has so far not stepped in with big spending plans
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Indian companies are pushing back big-ticket investment plans in another sharp blow to an economy that is hurtling toward its first contraction in more than four decades.