External Sector
Section 144 imposed in Pakistan's Rawalpindi ahead of SCO Meeting
India will be represented by External Affairs Minister Jaishankar during the summit in Pakistan
 "Section 144 imposed in Pakistan's Rawalpindi ahead of SCO Meeting")
Short debt's share in total external debt down 2.1 percentage points: RBI
The ratio of short-term debt to foreign exchange reserves declined to 19.0 per cent at end-March 2024 from 22.2 per cent at end-March 2023
 "Short debt's share in total external debt down 2.1 percentage points: RBI")
There are downside risks to growth due to external sectors, weather: FinMin
There are downside risks to growth and upside risks to inflation, partly channelled through the external sector and partially originating from weather uncertainties, the finance ministry said in a report on Monday. Consumption has shown steady and broad-based growth, while investment in capacity creation and real estate is finding traction, said the April edition of the Finance Ministry's Monthly Economic Review. "April is too early to forecast the economic outcomes for the entire year. A good beginning, though, is a harbinger of positive outcomes," it said. Observing that the FY24 for the Indian economy opened on the back of strong activity witnessed in the last quarter of the previous fiscal, the report said GST collections in April, which marked the commercial activity of the last month, underwent a level shift pushed up by the widening of the tax base and heightened economic activity. Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and Eight Core Industries Index (ECI) averaged steady gro
 "There are downside risks to growth due to external sectors, weather: FinMin")
Foreign direct equity investments from top-6 nations shrink in H1
After witnessing a robust growth for two years, foreign direct equity investments during April-September declined 14 per cent on year to $26.9 billion
 "Foreign direct equity investments from top-6 nations shrink in H1")
Risk to India's sovereign rating from external pressures limited: Fitch
Country relatively insulated from volatility due to limited reliance on external financing, says rating agency
 "Risk to India's sovereign rating from external pressures limited: Fitch")
Economic Survey: External sector resilient to Fed moves to combat inflation
Survey says salient external sector sustainability indicators are strong and much better than what they were during the global financial crisis or taper episode of 2013
 "Economic Survey: External sector resilient to Fed moves to combat inflation")
India's external sector: the ghosts of 1991
Is India really vulnerable to a balance-of-payments crisis of the sort last seen in 1990-91? Or are fears overstated?
