India's August 2026 balance of payments swings to $45.4 billion surplus from year-earlier $5.6 billion deficit

The Economic Times reports that Reserve Bank of India data put India's August 2026 balance-of-payments surplus at $45.4 billion, compared with a $5.6 billion deficit a year earlier. Capital-account net inflows reached $50.6 billion, up from $0.5 billion in August 2025, while the current-account deficit narrowed to $5.2 billion from $6.1 billion. The paper says non-resident Indian deposit schemes attracted $83 billion in net inflows that month.