The yield on India's benchmark 10-year bond was slightly up at 6.3042 per cent, with expectations of remaining rangebound pending inflation data.
Investors are cautious as they await inflation readings to determine future rate cuts, with the headline inflation expected to undershoot the core print in India.
Indian inflation likely slowed to a more than six-year low at 2.50 per cent in June due to benign food prices and high base effect, according to a Reuters poll.
The US CPI print, scheduled for Tuesday, is expected to show a 0.3 per cent month-on-month gain, putting pressure on long-end yields.