Global rating agency Fitch Ratings on Wednesday raised India's GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal year to 6.9 per cent, from the earlier projected 6.4 per cent, noting the strong economic growth for the first quarter ended June amid the West Asia crisis, according to news agency PTI.

India's GDP grew at a better-than-expected 7.8 per cent during the April-June period of the current fiscal year as against 6.9 per cent a year ago.