Is the RBI being irrationally exuberant?

According to this article from Rediff News, published Saturday 16 December, asks whether the Reserve Bank of India's recent decision to raise interest rates is an exercise in "rear window" economics.

"But what is the evidence that the recent RBI action will make it a member of the Monetary Hall of Infamy?" it asks.

"According to various you-name-it indicators of growth and inflation, the RBI CRR policy was an ill-suited response to the perceived threat of overheating and/or higher inflation - an

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