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Market Signals

Capital-market, consumer-demand and foreign investment signals for India watchers.

Market Signals
Market Signals

Structural Transformation of Malaysia's FDI: Implications for India from the Plunge in Manufacturing Investment

Malaysia's net FDI grew by 41% in 2025, but manufacturing FDI plunged over 70% while services FDI surged. This structural shift reflects the global value chain's migration from traditional manufacturing to digital infrastructure. India should learn from this experience to balance manufacturing and services FDI and avoid premature deindustrialization.

Priya Nair4 min read
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India's Economic Strategy Shift: From Global Integration to a Self-Reinforcing 'New Independence Movement'

Kotak report proposes that India needs a "new independence movement" to reduce dependence on foreign capital, defense, energy, and technology. This article provides an in-depth analysis of the economic structural changes, manufacturing upgrade pressures, energy transition opportunities, and the impact of global supply chain restructuring behind this strategy.

Priya Nair5 min read
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AI boom, cooling consumption, and pressure on Indian stocks: what does this round of global capital revaluation mean?

Against the backdrop of Taiwan and South Korean stock markets accelerating upward on the AI theme, and the Indian market weakening relatively, this is not merely an valuation rotation; it also reflects global capital repricing Asia’s growth engines. India’s consumption narrative, earnings cycle, foreign capital flows, and pace of industrial upgrading are all entering a more complex new stage.

Vikram Singh7 min read