RBI had last reduced the repo rate by 40 basis points to 4 per cent in May 2020 to help the economy tide over the crisis following the outbreak of the Covid pandemic and subsequent lockdown.

The RBI is expected to encounter a trilemma encompassing tighter liquidity conditions, depreciating rupee and heightened geopolitical uncertainty. Economists expect RBI to begin monetary easing cycle and announce its first repo rate cut in five years.

The Reserve Bank of India reduced the repo rate by 25 basis points, lowering it to 6.25%, under the leadership of new Governor Sanjay Malhotra. The decision was influenced by a resilient Indian economy amidst global uncertainties and marked the first reduction since May 2020.