66 – my reaction like every other indian was WTF. Let us examine the scenario. Cause : The rupee has fallen 15% in just four months and the blame is being laid on global economic conditions but weak domestic market is to be blamed. During recession the government went in for consumption oriented fiscal strategy causing rise in the fiscal deficit , fall in domestic saving and sharp increase in imports , hence increasing the current account deficit (CAD) to unmanageable proportion. India has a CAD (shortage of dollars) of $60-70 billion per year. Lack of policy decision was another big factor.…
Indian-Sage
by Prateek Khamesra