The Indian economy will face an uphill battle in 2012. During the second half of 2011, a variety of factors, including monetary tightening, rupee depreciation and continued turmoil in the Eurozone, fueled anxiety about India's macroeconomic and industrial outlook for

2012. GDP growth dropped to 6.9 percent in the quarter ending in September 2011, registering the slowest year-on-year increase in the past two years.

Policymakers' approach of pushing for growth with less focus on the productive dynamic has translated into increased signs of macro stability risks emerging in the form of higher inflation, fiscal deficit and current account deficit.

Sustaining high growth is likely to be the overarching concern in 2012, although the risk of inflation will remain, largely because of a weakening rupee