RBI expected to hold repo rate at 5.25 pc as MPC announces policy decision todayThe Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee is widely expected to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent while retaining its neutral stance. Markets will closely watch Governor Sanjay Malhotra's guidance on inflation, growth, liquidity and future policy direction. Many economists expect the six-member MPC to maintain the status quo on interest rates and retain its neutral policy stance. It further stated that an explicitly dovish message from the central bank appears unlikely in view of oil price volatility, pressure on the rupee and caution over external capital flows. The August policy follows the RBI’s June review, when the MPC kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent and retained the neutral stance while revising its inflation and growth projections amid global uncertainties.