The drop in FX reserves to the lowest level in almost two years has raised concerns in some quarters that the RBI’s policy of FX intervention to slow the depreciation of the rupee is not sustainable. We think this is overblown. After all, over the past several years but in particular since the start of the pandemic, the RBI has built itself a buffer of reserves significantly larger that most measures of adequacy suggests it needs.
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