A Weak Rupee Is Not a Policy Tool, It Is a Wake-Up Call Every time the rupee weakens, the same arguments return. Panic on one side. Celebration on the other. Somewhere in between, the real question is quietly ignored. A currency does not weaken because it chooses to. It weakens because the economy behind it is asking for support. The rupee is not misbehaving. It is speaking. And what it is saying is uncomfortable. How a Weak Rupee Enters Indian Households When a Currency Move