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Why the RBI's Defence of the Rupee Is Becoming Unsustainable
In this episode of How India's Economy Works, journalist and author Puja Mehra speaks with economist Renu Kohli, formerly at the Reserve Bank of India and the IMF and currently senior fellow at the Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP), about why the rupee continues to face depreciation pressure, even as India's economic growth remains strong and inflation relatively low. Kohli argues that the problem goes beyond oil prices and global uncertainty, pointing instead to persistent weakness in the capital account and India's difficulty in attracting and retaining foreign capital. She…
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