COVER STORY
Successive governments have tried to reassure that the rupee's weakness is not a cause for alarm. Many economists argue that a cheaper currency is actually beneficial. The truth lies somewhere beyond these familiar talking points
The Problem Of Rupee
The Problem Of Rupee
01-june-2026
Outlook Business Magazine - The Problem Of Rupee
Editor's NoteSuccessive governments have tried to reassure that the rupee's weakness is not a cause for alarm. Many economists argue that a cheaper currency is actually beneficial. The truth lies somewhere beyond these familiar talking points
OB Cover StoryFor import-dependent India, a falling rupee can weaken the economy from within through rising input costs that slow output growth and investment cycles
InterviewMichael Patra, former deputy governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), talks to Parth Singh about the impact of weaker rupee on India’s exports in an email interview
InterviewSajjid Chinoy, MD and chief India economist, JP Morgan, tells Parth Singh over email that a weak rupee makes imports costlier and domestic substitutes competitive
ColumnSunitha Raju says the need to pursue the structural shift towards high-complexity exports has been amply underlined, but remains largely unrealised
ColumnAmarendu Nandy and Abhisek Sur on how the rupee’s fall should be read less as an export opportunity than as a stress test of India’s production structure
News AnalysisGeopolitical turbulences like the Iran war and internal rifts between the member nations are charting out an uncertain future for BRICS as a multilateral forum
InterviewSnabbit founder and chief executive Aayush Agarwal tells Shashank Bhat how a personal pain point and a large offline market opportunity led to the creation of the company’s on-demand home services platform
Corporate StrategistWeWork India has survived a collapsing parent, a credit crisis, a pandemic and a bruising IPO. Now the markets are asking a harder question: can it actually make money?
In-DepthIndia has placed early bets in the quantum technology space, but global powers like China and the US have a solid head start. Is National Quantum Mission enough to turn India into a computing superpower?
India has not only failed to produce more crude oil from domestic sources, but has also become more and more dependent on crude imports
Nash EquilibriaRising temperatures could hurt the economy far more than earlier estimates. A 1°C annual rise in temperature variation may reduce India’s economic growth by 3.89 percentage points on average
Bharat Start-upOdisha-based heavy-lift drone start-up BonV Aero addresses a critical logistical challenge faced by soldiers stationed in India's remote hilly and inaccessible regions
Successive governments have tried to reassure that the rupee's weakness is not a cause for alarm. Many economists argue that a cheaper currency is actually beneficial. The truth lies somewhere beyond these familiar talking points
For import-dependent India, a falling rupee can weaken the economy from within through rising input costs that slow output growth and investment cycles
Michael Patra, former deputy governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), talks to Parth Singh about the impact of weaker rupee on India’s exports in an email interview
Sajjid Chinoy, MD and chief India economist, JP Morgan, tells Parth Singh over email that a weak rupee makes imports costlier and domestic substitutes competitive
Sunitha Raju says the need to pursue the structural shift towards high-complexity exports has been amply underlined, but remains largely unrealised
Amarendu Nandy and Abhisek Sur on how the rupee’s fall should be read less as an export opportunity than as a stress test of India’s production structure
Geopolitical turbulences like the Iran war and internal rifts between the member nations are charting out an uncertain future for BRICS as a multilateral forum
Snabbit founder and chief executive Aayush Agarwal tells Shashank Bhat how a personal pain point and a large offline market opportunity led to the creation of the company’s on-demand home services platform
WeWork India has survived a collapsing parent, a credit crisis, a pandemic and a bruising IPO. Now the markets are asking a harder question: can it actually make money?
India has placed early bets in the quantum technology space, but global powers like China and the US have a solid head start. Is National Quantum Mission enough to turn India into a computing superpower?
India has not only failed to produce more crude oil from domestic sources, but has also become more and more dependent on crude imports
Rising temperatures could hurt the economy far more than earlier estimates. A 1°C annual rise in temperature variation may reduce India’s economic growth by 3.89 percentage points on average
Odisha-based heavy-lift drone start-up BonV Aero addresses a critical logistical challenge faced by soldiers stationed in India's remote hilly and inaccessible regions
Editor's Note
OB Cover Story
Interview
Interview
Column
Column
News Analysis
Interview
Corporate Strategist
In-Depth
Nash Equilibria
Bharat Start-up