RBI will ensure stability in the forex market, says Shaktikanta Das

In a fireside chat with Tamal Bandyopadhyay in November 2021, Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das says challenges of all kinds come with the territory

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Tamal Bandyopadhyay 


Sir, welcome, and congratulations. I think no governor in RBI’s 135-year history has got a second term at one go. And you are the second governor to have a six-year term. Thank you. How challenging is the job? Roughly half of your first term went into fighting Covid.

And many believe that after economic liberalisation, as a governor you have the most difficult task. For any governor at any point of time, there are a large number of challenges. You have to see the challenges in a particular time context. So, it is very difficult to say which was the toughest. But, yes, ...

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First Published: Thu, March 17 2022. 06:52 IST