Inflation to fall sharply in next few months: PM

New Delhi: India's inflation rate will fall sharply over the next few months and the country's economy should hold up despite the global economic slowdown, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday.

India's headline inflation in October hovered above 9 per cent for the 11th month despite a 20-month cycle of monetary tightening by the central bank.

"I am confident we will successfully face the global slowdown," Singh told a Congress party meeting. "I expect inflation will sharply decline in the next few months due to government measures."