"Benign commodity prices have certainly been a big boost to India. Not only the the inflation outlook, the current account has also benefit...

"The direction too is not much of a surprise again. We have already had announcements on the inflation-targeting framework."

'From our perspective, the fiscal number was not that material, since the budget said that the govt will give privilege to growth over fisc...

"The kickstarting will accelerate only next year, because the process takes time. So, I do think that the acceleration is still a few quart...

"Investment in India has suffered over the last few years due to higher input costs, higher interest rates, weaker global growth", said Ats...

"That is one thing which has to be kept in mind when you think about likely monetary policy actions."

'The RBI commentary was balanced and showed that the policy over the next year or so will be data-dependent,' says Sheth.

'The rating impact is neutral, because expectations of the GDP growth acceleration were already priced in,' says Atsi Sheth, Moody’s Invest...

"The deficit target has been met and this does show of a commitment to meeting targets that are set out a year ahead," Sheth said.

"The current level of the rupee is a reflection of the domestic structure of the economy right now," says Atsi Sheth from Moody’s.

Rise in FDI cap is credit positive but global surveys suggest that it is infrastructure that deters investors from investing in India, says...

Agricultural productivity in India is below that of the average around the world and this is an opportunity, says Atsi Sheth.

The budget quite realistic and so it is in keeping with the stable outlook on the Baa3 rating on India, says Atsi Sheth, Moody's.

In an interview with ET Now, Atsi Sheth, VP-Sovereign Risk Group, Moody’s, talks about the Union Budget 2013 and what can be expected in th...

More important than that number are the policies so what we are looking for is are the policies to get to 4.8% fiscal deficit target.

"India has several structural strengths and several structural weakness and they balance out at the Baa3 level," says Atsi Sheth.

Dr. Atsi Sheth, Economist, Macro-Sutra reacts to the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) numbers out today.