The Reserve Bank of India kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.50% in its Oct 1, 2025 MPC meeting, a pause that looks comfortable given falling inflation and surprisingly firm growth. India’s GDP forecasts were nudged up and headline inflation trimmed, so the bank chose to wait and watch rather than rush into easing.

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