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Thursday, August 21, 2025
TopicRBI rate hike

Topic: RBI rate hike

By staying its hand on policy rate hike, RBI has chosen growth. Govt in pre-election yr isn’t complaining

Despite inflation surpassing upper limit of 6%, RBI kept rates unchanged & since growth in income per head has been anaemic since 2019 polls, govt's happy to see attempts to rectify this.

Rising wheat & milk prices, high core inflation: Why RBI’s rate hike cycle is unlikely to pause

Markets were expecting pause in rate hike cycle after 25 basis points hike but RBI gave no such assurance. Globally, too, central banks have continued to tighten monetary conditions.

Both growth & inflation trending down, analysts expect RBI to hike rates by 25 bps at most today

Overall CPI inflation has been below 6% for last two months & growth is expected to slow in second half of FY23. But high core inflation could still result in marginal rate hike.

Our take on WHO’s Covid deaths estimate, RBI rate hike, SC’s vaccine take — in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Oil price cut depends on Modi govt’s ability to convince BJP-ruled states: Rajiv Kumar

The NITI Aayog vice chairman says the government must speak to BJP chief ministers as his organisation has no more leverage with the states for a cut in oil

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?