March 31 (Reuters) - India's external debt rose 1.2%
quarter-on-quarter to $613.1 billion as of end-December, the
government said in a statement on Friday.
The country's external debt-to-GDP ratio stood at the same
level as the September quarter at 19.1%.
The valuation loss in September-December, due to
depreciation of the U.S. dollar against other major currencies
such as yen, euro and UK pound was $3.8 billion, the statement
said.
The share of short-term debt, with maturity of up to one
year, in total external debt increased marginally to 21.1% as of
end-December 2022, from 21% as of September 2022.
Earlier this month, Reserve Bank of India Governor
Shaktikanta Das said India's total external debt is well within
manageable limits.
(Reporting by Nikunj Ohri; Editing by Varun H K)
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