Think. Over the week

The RBI has ended more than three years of neutrality with a new cycle of calibrated tightening, raising the repo rate by 25 basis points as inflationary pressures build, driven by food and fuel prices. The publication’s editorial says the hike only holds if banks lift the weighted average call money rate to the repo rate, and it flags a liquidity overhang that could push banks toward riskier borrowers to recover servicing costs tied to FCNR(B) funds. The same roundup notes WHO guidance on nicotine pouches, urging state governments to crack down on sales. It also highlights decisions from the GST Council’s 57th meeting and weekly column commentary on voters’ lists, foreign capital, and insurance mis-selling.