Social media spats are common these days, but when they involve the country's two key financial institutions, it becomes a rare occurrence.

It all started when a member of RBI's monetary policy wing accused SBI economists of plagiarism. The team of experts at India's biggest lender has been accused of copying findings from a report prepared by their RBI counterparts.

When India was busy bursting crackers during Diwali festivities, an explosive LinkedIn post by RBI's Sarthak Gulati detailed how the SBI team had copied all the key data-complete with graphs and charts. Gulati, Assistant General Manager at RBI, said, "As professionals in the financial and economic research community, we rely on originality, attribution, and integrity in our analysis. That's why it's deeply concerning to see

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