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Toh SBI ke boss, Challa Sreenivasulu Setty, ne CCIL ke 25th anniversary pe ek mast vision bataya. Unka kehna hai ki agle 25 saal mein India ka finance market sirf 'intelligent scale' se grow karega, matlab size se nahi, technology ke smart use se. Aur iske liye sabse bada role hoga Artificial Intelligence (AI) ka. AI se risk manage karna, kaam ko smooth banana, aur market ko real-time mein track karna bahut easy ho jayega kyuki yeh bohot saara data analyze kar sakta hai.
Aur yeh AI ka craze dekho, India ke banks aur finance sector mein iska spending 2026 tak double hone wala hai. Matlab AI ab bas experiment nahi, core infrastructure ban raha hai. Fraud pakadne se lekar loan dene tak, customer service se lekar trading tak, har jagah AI ka use badh raha hai. Indian AI in Finance market toh lagbhag $9.6 billion tak ja sakta hai 2032 tak. Lekin haan, data privacy, purane systems mein integration aur skilled logon ki kami jaise challenges bhi hain.
Ab baat karte hain RBI ki. Unhone thodi flexibility dikhate hue, offshore non-deliverable forward (NDF) trading par se kuch restrictions hata di hain. Yeh rules April 20, 2026 se लागू ho gaye hain, pehle April 1, 2026 ko volatility control karne ke liye yeh curbs lagaye the. Matlab ab authorized dealers kuch derivative contracts rebook ya cancel kar sakte hain aur clients ko offer kar sakte hain. Lagta hai RBI ko lag raha hai ki Indian Rupee par jo pressure tha woh kam ho gaya hai, aur ab hedging activities normal ho sakti hain bina zyada speculation ke.
RBI ne onshore market mein net open positions par $100 million ka cap laga kar rakha hai, yeh speculative trading ko control karne ka ek tareeka hai. CCIL, jo India ki central counterparty hai forex aur other financial markets ke liye, woh bhi transactions settle karne aur systemic risk manage karne mein important role play karti hai.
Toh yeh SBI ka AI vision aur RBI ki flexible forex policy, dono milkar dikha rahe hain ki Indian financial sector kitna mature ho raha hai. Technology aur smart regulations dono ka combo chal raha hai global economic currents ko handle karne ke liye. Haalanki, US monetary policy, global energy prices, aur currency fluctuations jaise factors abhi bhi market ko affect karte rahenge.
Aur SBI ki baat karein toh, April 20, 2026 tak uska P/E ratio tha lagbhag 11.79, jo industry average (12x) aur peers (17.6x) se kaafi competitive hai. Market cap ₹10.26 trillion hai. Analysts bhi is stock ko 'Buy' kar rahe hain aur target price lagbhag ₹1,280.00 de rahe hain.
Abhi bhi kuch risks hain. AI adoption abhi bhi shuruati stage mein hai, sirf 21% institutions ne start kiya hai. Aur Indian Rupee, stabilze hone ke baad bhi, saal ki shuruat se ab tak Asia ki sabse weak currency bani hui hai. SBI ka NPA ratio toh 1.57% hai Q3 FY25-26 mein, jo accha hai, lekin overall banking sector abhi bhi global shocks ke liye vulnerable hai.
Overall scene dekha jaye toh AI aur smart regulations ke saath India ka financial ecosystem growth ke liye ready lag raha hai.