The slowdown in earnings growth of Indian companies may continue for at least two more quarters as there is no immediate trigger for economic growth, Pravin Bokade, head of equity research at IDBI Capital Markets & Securities, told Informist in an interview. Bokade's weak outlook for this financial year stems from the view that the government is likely to miss its budgeted target for capital expenditure as its spending in the first half was slower, primarily due to the General Election, the Budget, and the monsoon.