The recent sharp rupee depreciation has brought in question the role of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), and whether it could have done more to prevent such a slide.
Some experts in the markets see the rupee slide as a sign of an impending crisis, whereas, others feel letting the rupee depreciate is just the right thing to do as a correction was long overdue. The rupee was at the level of 68.61 a dollar at the beginning of August and, by its end, it was at 71. It was at 63.66 a dollar at the start of the calendar