India looking forward: Is the time right for investors to refocus on the new-found strength of the economy?

Economy showing signs of a bounce back

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With its young population, rapidly expanding economy and close links to other dominant countries, India is still very much a potential superpower of the world.

However, it has also been somewhat misunderstood in recent years, which has no doubt held back some foreign investors from taking a chance on its markets.  India has undergone significant political and economic reform since incumbent prime minister Narendra Modi took office in 2014. While these policies have helped root out corruption and clean up the financial system, they have regularly been met with backlash and he has also been the subject of criticism for his right-wing politics and Hindu nationalist beliefs. Add to the mix the country's most recent Covid-19 wave, which has be...

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