Mumbai: Former RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao has said the central bank must allow some more depreciation in the rupee to help absorb external pressures, and choose liquidity measures, rather than going for rate hikes, if inflation risks intensify.
In comments that come days ahead of the second meeting of the rate setting panel for FY27, Subbarao said the monetary policy should be used as a "last resort" to defend the exchange rate.