Mains Paper II · 1 Indian Economy · 1.11 External sector

1.11.1 Balance of payments: current and capital accounts, CAD and India's BoP

The balance of payments records every economic transaction between residents of India and the rest of the world in a year; the current account deficit (CAD) shows how much of the country's spending abroad is financed by foreign capital.

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Key terms

  • balance of payments
  • current account
  • capital account
  • financial account
  • BPM6
  • current account deficit
  • trade balance
  • invisibles
  • autonomous transactions
  • accommodating transactions

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