Did NYT Report Saying 30 Countries Are Trading In Indian Rupee? A FactCheck
By Mohammed Kudrati A viral message, exaggerating the extent to which the Indian rupee is being internationalised and being accepted abroad, is false. While the content of the message does draw on recent developments with respect to foreign countries opening a 'vostro' account to trade with India in the Indian rupee, several of its statements are conjecture or untrue. The message attributed several statements to the New York Times to add credence to itself. However, BOOM did not find any article published by NYT stating that 30 countries had accepted the Indian Rupee. Public data available wit...