A Reserve Bank of India (RBI) logo is seen at the gate of its office in New Delhi, India, November 9, 2018.
The RBI has lagged many of its global peers, despite inflation sticking above the top end of its target range of 2-6% all year.
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterIn the latest Reuters poll, economists were split five ways on what the RBI will do at its next meeting.
Slightly over half, 26 of 51, said the RBI would go for a 50 basis point hike, taking the repo rate to 5.90%.
Economists expected growth to average 6.2% and 6.5% over the next two years, the poll showed.