The hoard may help reassure investors and credit-rating companies about the Modi government’s ability to meet its debt obligations despite a deteriorating fiscal outlook.
The foreign exchange reserves surge was helped by a rise in foreign currency assets (FCA), a major component of the overall reserves, as per weekly data by the RBI.
The reserves are enough to cover around 15 months of imports and have been bolstered by rising inflows into the booming stock market and foreign direct investments.
The country's foreign exchange reserves rose by $2.865 billion to a record high of $592.894 billion for the week ended 21 May, boosted by gold and currency assets, as per RBI data.
The US treasury has placed India under the currency manipulator watchlist. It says India intervened in the FX market in a sustained, asymmetric manner.
RBI seeming to opt for a hands-off approach, which could lead to faster appreciation of rupee. On Tuesday, the currency posted its biggest single-day gain in 21 months.
Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities.
In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.
The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.
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