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Saturday, August 30, 2025
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Topic: RBI

Politics is back to trump economics under Modi govt

RBI holding rates & govt cutting fuel prices show India is simply being buffeted by politics.

IL&FS effect slams brakes on runaway growth of non-bank finance companies

RBI is looking at strengthening guidelines for non-bank lenders to avoid rollover risks after the IL&FS defaults.

Unwise decision by RBI to delay inevitable rate hike

It was up to RBI to try and undo the damage of New Delhi’s loose talk on the rupee. And the RBI blew it.

RBI surprises by holding interest rates and shifting to hawkish stance

The six-member monetary policy committee led by RBI Governor Urjit Patel voted 5-1 to keep the repurchase rate at 6.5 per cent.

Rupee crashes to all time low of 74.13 against US dollar

Rupee plunged 55 paise against US dollar soon after the RBI announced its monetary policy.

Equity investors hold cash as they fear another RBI rate increase today

Investors expect RBI to increase borrowing costs & want to have plenty of money to deploy when it’s time to invest again.

IL&FS crisis shows easy money era is over in India

Rising borrowing costs are putting pressure on lenders like IL&FS & on debt-focused mutual funds that are liquidating holdings.

Indian tax revenues fail to meet targets five months in a row, raise doubts on borrowing plan

Traders say the gap between the target and actual collection may undermine the government’s plan to cut its borrowing for the year by 700 billion Rs.

This is how IL&FS has planned to rescue itself

Rescuing IL&FS, which has a total debt of $12.6 billion, is vital to stem the risk of default spreading to other lenders.

RBI & Modi govt come together to fight falling rupee & cash crunch at the same time

RBI has allowed banks to dip further into statutory liquidity reserves to help them meet their liquidity coverage ratio needs after Modi govt raised custom duties.

On Camera

Mohan Bhagwat’s U-turn on ‘retire at 75’ is a Hindu succession problem

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has backtracked on his retirement rules. The ‘75-year rule’ was applied selectively to sideline some leaders, but it doesn’t apply to the top brass.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Ahead of SCO meet, Russia & China stage maiden joint submarine patrol in Sea of Japan, East China Sea

Joint submarine patrol ‘covered more than 2,000 nautical miles’ and was joined by Russian support vessels. Beijing maintains exercise ‘not directed against any third party’.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.