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S&P keh raha hai resilient, par reality kuch aur hai?
S&P Global Ratings toh India ki economy ko kaafi resilient bata raha hai. Unka kehna hai ki foreign investment outflow ki chinta zyada nahi karni chahiye, kyunki yeh mostly profit repatriation hota hai, na ki koi bada sell-off. Yeh sab S&P ke August mein kiye gaye BBB upgrade ke baad aaya hai. Par bhai, abhi jo geopolitical issues chal rahe hain, woh is outlook ko test kar rahe hain.
Oil ka Dhamaka aur Rupee ka Record Giraavat
Iran mein jo conflict chal raha hai, uske karan global oil prices bhaag gaye hain. Brent crude toh May 2026 mein $104.4 tak pahunch gaya tha. India toh 85% se zyada oil import karta hai, toh seedha impact toh hona hi tha. Is surge ne Indian Rupee ko bhi record low par pahuncha diya hai, lagbhag 95.60 against US dollar. Puraane saal mein Rupee 12.45% gira hai, aur Iran conflict badhne ke baad se 5.2%. Foreign exchange reserves bhi February 2026 ke $728.49 billion se kam hokar early May mein $690 billion ho gaye hain.
Deficits badhenge, Growth forecast kam hogi
Yeh badhti hui oil import cost India ke current account deficit (CAD) ko aur badhayegi. Estimates keh rahi hain ki 2026-27 mein CAD GDP ka 2% tak pahunch sakta hai. Upar se, war shuru hone ke baad se Indian equities se $20 billion se zyada ka outflow bhi hua hai. Is sabse Rupee par aur pressure hai. Is situation ko dekh kar Moody's Ratings ne India ki 2026 GDP growth forecast ko 7.5% se girakar 6% kar diya hai. Asian Development Bank (ADB) 6.9% aur Goldman Sachs bhi 6.9% growth expect kar rahe hain 2026 ke liye. Inflation, jo CPI mein hai, April 2026 mein food prices ke karan 3.48% ho gaya hai.
Structural Risks aur Investors ki Chinta
Haan, India kuch emerging markets se better perform kar raha hai conflict ke beech, par structural weaknesses abhi bhi hain. Energy ke liye import par zyada depend karna global shocks ke liye vulnerable banata hai. Geopolitical uncertainty business confidence ko bhi hurt kar sakti hai. Foreign investors bhi ab zyada cautious ho gaye hain aur capital nikal rahe hain. Government ne bhi kaha hai ki savings karein, gold purchase postpone karein aur non-essential imports limit karein.
Aage ka Outlook
Toh bhai, aage India ki economy ka path iss baat par depend karta hai ki Middle East conflict kitna chalta hai aur oil prices par kya effect hota hai. RBI Rupee ko stabilize karne ki koshish kar raha hai, par import cost aur outflow ka pressure hai. High oil prices, girta Rupee, aur badhte deficits ko sambhalna policymakers aur investors ke liye ek bada challenge hai.