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Burgeoning trade deficit is not a major concern

The sharp widening in India’s goods trade deficit in September was driven in part by an unusually large jump in oil imports that we think will prove a one-off. And with the economic recovery entering a slower phase, imports more generally are unlikely to rise much further from here. The big picture is that external risks still look limited.

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