West Asia War Ka India Par Inflation Ka Scary Effect
West Asia mein jo yuddh chal raha hai na, uski wajah se global oil prices mein bhaari tezi aa gayi hai. Crude oil $75 se badh kar $100 cross kar gaya hai! Ab RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra ko isi baat ki fikr hai ki is supply shock ki wajah se India mein bhi sabhi cheezon ke daam na badh jayein.
RBI filhaal 'neutral' policy stance par hai, matlab unke paas flexibility hai ki economic data ke hisaab se apne kadam utha sakein. June 2025 se yahi stance chalu hai.
India apni 80% oil ki zarooraton ke liye import par nirbhar karta hai. Toh jab crude oil mehnga hota hai, toh sirf import bill nahi badhta, balki apna rupee bhi kamzor ho jata hai. Abhi war shuru hone ke baad se rupee par bhi pressure dikh raha hai.
Chalo ek acchi baat yeh hai ki India ka inflation targeting framework kaafi flexible hai. Target average 4% hai, aur range 2% se 6% tak hai. Is framework ne pichle 10 saalon mein average inflation ko 2% tak kam karne mein help ki hai. Sirf 2022 mein ek baar inflation target ke bahar 3 consecutive quarters tak raha tha.
Agli Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) ki meeting June 3-5, 2026 ko hone wali hai. Tab dekhenge ki RBI kya naye decisions leta hai.