Reserve Bank is right to turn more hawkish

Consumer price inflation is likely to have accelerated again in January, due to another rise in food inflation. But core price pressures are also continuing to build. This was acknowledged by the RBI earlier this week as the statement accompanying its policy announcement took a notably more hawkish tone.

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