Price stability can strengthen foundations of aspired trajectory of growth for India

It is possible to imagine India striking out into the next decade to become the second largest economy in the world not by 2048, but by 2031 and the largest economy of the world by 2060, according to Michael Debabrata Patra, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India. In this context, the principal task of monetary policy is become the anchor of the Indian economy. Short-run fluctuations of aggregate demand have to be managed pro-actively so that a broad alignment with the economy's evolving productive capacity is ensured. Price stability is the best contribution that monetary policy can make to strengthen the foundations of the aspired trajectory of growth over the next few decades.