"If we would continue down this road of what would be more disruptive, business-unfriendly policies, I think the risks on ...

The NSE Nifty 50 ended 0.33% lower at 22,397.20, while the BSE Sensex closed 0.27% down at 73,828.9 on Thursday.

Two consecutive quarters of negative real gross domestic product (GDP), which is the total value of goods and services in the country over a certain time period, is often considered a recession.