Gold pulled India back from the edge of crisis 35 years ago
- Source
- The Economic Times - Economy
- Source link
- https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/gold-pulled-india-back-from-the-edge-of-crisis-35-years-ago-manmohan-singh-pledged-gold-1991-economic-reforms-gold-airlift-balance-of-payments-crisis/articleshow/132734952.cms
- Published
- 2026-07-30 10:04:02
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-07-31 08:54:45
- Category
- Regulation, Tariffs, Sanctions & Trade
- Geography
- India
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
Thirty-five years after India pledged 67 tonnes of gold to avert a balance of payments crisis, the episode remains one of the defining moments in the country's economic history. The emergency gold airlift bought crucial time for the landmark 1991 economic reforms that transformed India from a licence-permit economy into one of the world's fastest-growing major economies.
Procurement Relevance Gate
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— score 7.0/100 — evaluated 2026-07-31 08:55:19
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- geographic_exposure (weight 8) — matched on "1 linked geography"
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