India has over $500 billion of forex reserves. 5 ways it will help Modi govt
(WorldNews India)

India has accumulated the world`s fifth-largest foreign exchange reserves at more than $500 billion, making it a bright spot in an otherwise dismal economy. The reserves were bolstered by a rare current-account surplus in the first quarter, a return of inflows into the local stock market and foreign direct investment, including into a unit of Reliance Industries Ltd., India`s largest company by revenue. That allowed the central bank to mop up close to $25 billion in foreign exchange to add to its reserves in the quarter through June, according to analysts such as Anubhuti Sahay, chief India economist at Standard Chartered Plc in Mumbai. A strong reserve buffer is a cushion against market...