Search+Business News›News›Economy›Indicators›IMF to India: Let the Rupee Be Your First Line of Defence | Krishna Srinivasan IMF to India: Let the Rupee Be Your First Line of Defence | Krishna SrinivasanET Online | Updated: 27 Oct 2026, 06:15 PM ISTShould India let the rupee fall? "Your currency is your first line of defence," says Krishna Srinivasan, Director of the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department.
In this preview of our full conversation, the IMF's Asia chief explains why Asia now drives 68% of global growth, why interest rates are set to rise and what that means for your EMIs, why basic coding jobs are at risk from AI, and why foreign investors have gone missing from India's markets.Is AI a bubble or a revolution? And would a Delhi boy who rose to the top of the IMF move abroad if he were starting out today?#rupee #imf #indianeconomy #ai #fii #economictimesWatch the full interview: https://youtu.be/hi1PDpUCUVU Show more Show lessRead more onrupeerupee depreciationshould India let rupee fallrupee vs dollarRBI rupee interventionIMFIMF Asia PacificKrishna SrinivasanKrishna Srinivasan IMFIMF India growth forecastRelated Videos00:57IMF to India: Let the Rupee Be Your First Line of Defence | Krishna SrinivasanViews: 535:30FIIs M.I.A.(Missing in Action): IMF’s Krishna Srinivasan on how to Make India Attractive (M.I.A)Views: 2704:11India's inflation hits 5.54%: Onion prices up 108%, food inflation 7.74% | 10 numbers explainedViews: 14803:48IMF raises India growth forecast to 7% as oil shock, AI reshape global outlookViews: 21903:41RBI hikes repo rate by 25 bps amid re-escalation of West Asia crisis, high financial mkt volatilityViews: 17202:47India’s 7.8% growth highlights resilience despite energy shock: Julie Kozack, IMFViews: 184IMF Global Policy Agenda briefing | Georgieva | LIVEViews: 12902:05RBI sounds alarm: 5 big risks for India as Iran war threatens economyViews: 59905:26RBI retains FY26 GDP at 7.6%; 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