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The MPC voted unanimously to hold on June 5, cut its growth forecast and raised its inflation call, leaving the next move genuinely ambiguous

An ordinance removing withholding and capital-gains taxes on government securities retroactively from April 2025 triggered the biggest monthly FPI bond surge since index inclusion

India's currency has depreciated 10% in twelve months; the central bank is defending with reserves, a swap line and subsidised hedging for inbound deposits

India's instant-payment rail has surpassed Visa in daily volume and is now operational in eight-plus countries, with multilateral cross-border links accelerating in 2026

The first full year on a new 2022-23 base year shows the fastest-growing major economy, even as a rare rise in unemployment and an implausibly low deflator fuel a credibility debate

PAR >180 days hit 17.11% by March 2026, portfolio shrank 10% and disbursements fell 21%; Crisil kept a negative outlook even as the worst-case scenario was avoided

The retail digital rupee pilot has grown but remains a rounding error against UPI; the wholesale track is where the RBI sees strategic value

JPMorgan and Bloomberg EM phases closed; a third benchmark waits on settlement and tax reforms India is now racing to deliver

The RBI's December 2025 Financial Stability Report marks a clean bill of health, with SBI, ICICI and HDFC posting record profits; stress is now concentrated in microfinance and unsecured MSME lending