New Delhi, Jan. 19 -- The Reserve Bank of India is expected to keep key policy rates unchanged at its upcoming monetary policy review meeting, slated during February 4-6, 2026, according to Crisil.

The monetary policy committee had reduced the repo rate by 25 basis points in its December meeting to 5.25 per cent. Their policy stance remained neutral, indicating a data-dependent approach going ahead.

"We expect the RBI to stay put on policy rates given the creep up in inflation," Crisil said in a report.

India's retail inflation rose from 0.71 per cent in November to 1.33 per cent in December, marking a moderate uptick. Though it remained below the RBI's target range of 2-4 per cent.

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra in December characteris...