On the cusp of policy tightening

India’s Omicron wave should only be a temporary setback to the economic recovery. As long as recurrent large waves of COVID are avoided, we think that economic growth will be faster this year than last. We also think that inflation will soon start to worry the RBI. Consequently, policy rates will be hiked by more than most anticipate.

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