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Friday, February 20, 2026
TopicForeign exchange

Topic: foreign exchange

RBI needs to ramp up bond purchases to cool yields, Funds say

The RBI has injected a record Rs 14.5 trillion of liquidity since Dec 2024. Yet long-term bond yields have barely reacted.

India may reconsider allowing local firms to list on foreign exchanges, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Under current regulations, Indian firms are not allowed to list directly on overseas exchanges. They can only list on foreign exchanges via instruments such as depository receipts.

Industrialist Anil Ambani appears before Enforcement Directorate in foreign exchange case

He was questioned by the probe agency for alleged foreign exchange violation.

No, Netflix won’t be more expensive because of Modi govt’s new foreign transaction rules. Here’s why

Breaking down the new tax rules for payments made abroad, including those using credit cards. Compliance costs are set to increase.

India’s forex reserves fall to $537.52 billion, notching steepest weekly fall in six months

The country's reserves were $545.65 billion at the end of the previous week. Reserves have now fallen for eight straight weeks and are near their lowest levels since August 2020.

Behind India’s chronic trade deficit, a few ignorant accounting formulas

A persistent and large deficit fails to pressure the dollar upwards, relative to the rupee, resulting in the latter’s overvaluation.

RBI pushed for trading platform to make forex cheaper for retailers. But it benefits banks

RBI allowing banks to charge users a ‘pre-agreed flat fee’ affects its intention of reducing retail cost of buying & selling foreign currencies.

Rupee’s advance seems to be causing some discomfort for RBI

The central bank has announced plans to hold a $5 billion foreign-exchange swap auction for a three-year tenor.

The chances of India being named a currency manipulator are slim

It is highly unlikely that India will be called a manipulator as it has persistently been running current account deficits since 2005.

Chhattisgarh officers bought forex through impersonation and fraud, says ED probe

Additional chief secretary M.K. Raut and OSD P.K. Janawade allegedly acquired $23,380 in the name of 23 persons most of whom didn't even travel with them.

On Camera

India must govern AI with confidence. Use guardrails, not handcuffs

The good news is that India is not starting from zero. It knows how to innovate privately while also empowering innovation publicly.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.