INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The newly appointed RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das tried to mend relationship with the government in his first media interaction after the
appointment on Wednesday.
The former economic affairs secretary said there should be a free and fair discussion between the government and
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On inflation, Das said outlook is fairly benign, but the central bank needs to be careful.
On Viral Acharya's speculated
exit, Das quipped: "I just had tea with the RBI Deputy Governor
He is still with the RBI."
Das was named the 25th governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to succeed Urjit Patel, who quit abruptly on
The appointment means that the central bank will once again be headed by a former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer
Patel, who had said he was resigning for personal reasons, and his predecessor Raghuram Rajan are economists, ET reported.
