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TopicIndian Rupee

Topic: Indian Rupee

Business deals, maritime corridors, govt securities — how India’s helping Russia use its surplus rupees

Imbalance in Russia-India trade & US sanctions have meant Russia is accumulating rupees it can’t use. At stake could be a significant part of India’s imports from Russia.

Indian rupee can become global reserve currency. But Modi govt must bring reforms for that

India must offer the rest of the world sizable amounts of safe, readily available, and convertible assets that could be used as collateral in financial markets.

India wants rupee to go global, but low appetite for the currency & rise of Chinese Yuan obstacles

Moreover, India’s tight capital controls, management of the rupee and, importantly, a smaller share of global exports run counter to aspirations of making it an international currency.

India is using Chinese yuan to pay for 10% of its Russian oil imports, rest in rupee and dirham

Russia is okay with delays in payments, but has asked Indian oil marketing firms to pay some amount in yuan — a currency it can use more easily.

‘Brotherhood’ on US trip & countering the ‘triad’

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Russia’s Sberbank launches Indian rupee accounts for individuals to reduce dependence on dollar

The move comes after the bank, along with few others in Russia, has already allowed deposits in Chinese Yuan and UAE dirhams.

Soviet Midas touch drove Indian economy during Cold War. India rekindling rupee-rouble affair

India is an outlier for engaging with Russian economy, which has brought back talk of reviving an old Cold War relic: the rupee-rouble trade. But the rupee is in trouble in Russia.

RBI likely buying dollars via state-run banks to absorb inflows, say traders

A trader at a private sector bank said the long weekend inflows and the dollar offers from foreign banks are 'once again running into a resolute' RBI.

Supply of cheap oil from Russia could be at risk as India searches for payment options

Ever since sanctions were imposed on Russia, India hasn’t been able to use US dollar to pay for oil. It is said to be looking at using dirhams & rupee, both of which have limitations.

India’s foreign exchange reserves rise to $578 billion, highest in over eight months

India's forex reserves rose for a second week, increasing by $5.98 billion & stood at its highest since early July, according to RBI's statistical supplement. The rupee ended at 82.16 Friday.

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We can’t just blame Muslims and Englishmen for shattered Hindu unity: RSS chief Deoras

In May 1974, RSS chief Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras spoke at a lecture series in Pune about caste-based discrimination and social equality within the Hindu fold.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

With MiG-21’s exit, India’s squadron strength hits 6-decade low. What are IAF’s plans for the Tejas

While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.