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Moody’s highlights positives, overlooks concerns

Moody’s has highlighted a number of genuine positive recent developments in India as justifications for a ratings upgrade – though its inclusion of demonetisation among them should raise some eyebrows. However it appears to have ignored entirely the loan waivers by several state governments that have surely undermined the outlook for public debt.

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