When will FIIs return ?

India: Fastest Growing But Through Whose Lens?

India is often described as the fastest-growing major economy.
That statement is correct in rupee terms and real GDP growth.

Foreign investors, however, don’t look at India in rupees.
They evaluate economies in US dollar terms, because capital, returns, and repatriation are all dollar-based.

When GDP growth is viewed in USD:
India’s growth remains strong
👉But the gap versus the US is much narrower than commonly perceived

This doesn’t make India unattractive.
It simply means that India’s growth leadership appears less dramatic in dollar terms.

Foreign capital doesn’t follow headlines.
It looks for:
Currency stability
Predictable policy
And equity earnings growth that outperforms global alternatives in USD terms

Foreign capital will return not just because India is growing fast,
but when returns adequately compensate for currency risk.

Growth matters.
But growth through the investor’s point of view matters more.

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