India's forex reserves have crossed the $700 billion mark for the first time.
With this milestone, India becomes the fourth economy in the world to surpass $700 billion in foreign reserves, joining China, Japan, and Switzerland.
The increase of $12.6 billion is also the largest weekly addition since July 14, 2023.
India's reserves first crossed $100 billion in December 2003, taking more than three years to add the next $100 billion.
The third $100 billion (from $200 billion to $300 billion) was achieved in less than one year, with reserves surpassing $300 billion on February 29, 2008.
The increase from $200 billion to $300 billion was the fastest, occurring in about ten months.
After peaking at $642 billion in September 2021, the reserves dropped to $525 billion within the following year, primarily due to revaluation losses.