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Strong rupee a plus point for India

The rupee has always been an also-ran on the global foreign exchange stage. Unlike strong currencies like the old deutsch mark or the pound sterling and now the euro, India's currency has over the years been consistently weakening against the dollar till it reached the mark of Rs.47 last year. But the tide then began to turn for the rupee since the beginning of this year.10:32 AM on December 15