Letter to BS: It's better to wait and watch for RBI's next move

This refers to the article “India’s business outlook worsening, RBI may cut rates again: Reuters poll” (July 29). The suggestions made by the economists in the poll that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) would be prompted to cut interest rates again as the outlook for India’s reeling economy has worsened because business activities slowed down as Covid-19 infections soared, should serve as a wake-up call for those in power. This view gains more prominence as its latest findings echo the recent criticism of New Delhi’s $266-billion economic rescue package, which does not include new spending, tax breaks or cash support. Moreover, with India now achieving the dubious distinction of being the third worst-hit country by coronavirus infections after the