RBI Brings Back Gold: The effect of increasing tension between US and Iran is being seen all over the world. Due to this reason India’s economy is also going haywire. The situation of tension is worsening to such an extent that now India has become fast in strengthening its economic security. For this, India’s gold kept abroad is being brought back.

India is taking fast steps
According to the report of Economic Times, not only India but the whole world is afraid whether their gold kept in other countries is safe or not. In such a situation, all other countries are engaged in this. However, a large part of India’s gold remains safe in foreign banks, especially in countries like Britain. But due to the current circumstances, in view of the restrictions imposed and war-like circumstances, the government and RBI are now preparing to keep the gold safe in their own country.

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What do the latest RBI figures say?
According to the latest data of RBI report from October 2025 to March 2026, India currently has a total of 880.52 metric tons of gold. About 77% of it i.e. about 680 tonnes has now been preserved in the country. Whereas 197.67 tonnes of gold is with the Bank of England and Bank for International Settlements (BIS), while 2.8 tonnes is in the form of deposits.

How to avoid global risk
Considering the current circumstances, India is rapidly taking these steps to protect itself from global risks. This can be gauged from the fact that in just six months, 104.23 tonnes of gold has been brought back to the country. Let us tell you that till March 2023 only 37% of our gold was in the country. This rise shows that India is no longer taking any kind of external risk lightly.

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India Gold Reserves: At a time when global tensions, wars, sanctions and economic uncertainty are reshaping financial strategies around the world, gold has once again become an essential shield for national economies. India maintains one of the world’s largest official reserves of gold through the Reserve Bank of India. But in 2025, RBI has significantly reduced the purchase of new gold. In the meantime, let us know how much gold reserves India has and what is its value.

India’s total gold reserves

India’s official gold reserves are approximately 880.18 metric tons. In terms of value, the price of this gold is estimated to be around 113.32 billion dollars. This price in Indian currency is more than Rs 9.5 lakh crore. This makes gold one of the most precious assets in the country’s treasury.

Increasing share of gold in India’s foreign exchange reserves

Gold has played a major role in India’s total foreign exchange reserves. Now its share has become 16.02% of the total forex reserves. Its value is approximately 687 billion dollars. This is the highest share of gold in the last two decades. The move signals India’s intention to reduce over-dependence on the US dollar and protect its reserves from global financial shocks, sanctions and currency stability.

Where does India keep its gold

In the last few years, India has paid a lot of attention to bringing its gold back home. At present about 510 to 575 tonnes of gold is kept safely inside India. This gold is kept mainly in the safes of RBI located in Mumbai and Nagpur. The remaining approximately 290 tonnes of gold is kept abroad with trusted institutions like the Bank of England and the Bank for International Settlements.

In the last three years alone, India has brought back about 274 tonnes of gold. This step has been taken due to geopolitical risks, global sanctions and the need for direct control over strategic national assets.

huge decline in shopping

There has been a huge decline in RBI’s gold purchases in 2025. While RBI had bought 72.6 tonnes of gold in 2024, it bought only 4.02 tonnes in 2025. This purchase was the lowest in 8 years.

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