We argued 18 months ago that the sharp rise in unsecured lending left India’s financial sector at risk of rising defaults, and anecdotal evidence suggests that this risk is materialising. The chances of a full-blown banking crisis in India are low, but a relatively large number of Indian banks have low loan-loss absorption capacity and could struggle if defaults pick up.
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