iShares Says Indian Capital Gains Taxes Help Explain Why INDA Trails Its Index: 5.96% vs. 7.20% a Year Over 10 Years

A hidden cost buried inside one of the most popular India ETFs quietly drains returns year after year, and it never appears on a fee line or a tax form.

24/7 Wall Street • Oct 28, 2026

Indian shares on track for muted open as oil concerns persist, Fed in focus

Indian shares snapped a four-session falling streak on Monday, aided by a post-earnings rise in key ​benchmark constituents such as Dr Reddy's, JSW Steel and Kotak Mahindra Bank.

Reuters • Oct 26, 2026

India's Finance Minister blames easy exits and excess liquidity for equity market's underperformance

Since January, India's key benchmark indices have slipped nearly 12%, even though the country's economic growth has been resilient amid trade uncertainty and geopolitical shocks. Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that capital outflows are one of the biggest risks for India in 2027.

CNBC • Oct 18, 2026

INDA: India's Growth Is Intact, But Foreign Money Is Still Leaving

The iShares MSCI India ETF faces a 10.9% YTD loss amid capital outflows chasing AI trades and macro headwinds. INDA's heavy financials allocation positions it as a bet on India's domestic growth, supported by the IMF's upgraded 7% 2026 GDP forecast. Three potential catalysts—foreign selling could ease if the AI trade cools, rising growth forecasts, and a nearing U.S. trade deal—could drive INDA's recovery.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 16, 2026

India's rupee forecast to weaken toward 100-per-dollar level even as RBI pushes back

On Saturday, India's central bank announced measures that will make it expensive to take speculative bets on the rupee. The RBI restricted rebooking of cancelled foreign exchange derivative contracts and ring-fenced the dollar demand of oil marketing companies from spot markets.

CNBC • Oct 16, 2026

India's retail inflation jumps to 5.54% in September, above estimates

India's consumer price inflation increased to 5.54% in September from 4.82% in August. India's central bank expects core inflation to be at 4.4% for the financial year ending March 2027 and headline inflation at 5.2%, higher than its medium-term target of 4%.

CNBC • Oct 12, 2026

Why Wall Street Bosses Are Betting on India

Wall Street is betting big on India as a booming IPO pipeline and rising domestic investment transform its financial system. But inflation, a weaker rupee and tighter regulation pose risks.

Bloomberg Markets and Finance • Oct 12, 2026

U.S. trade representative Greer says deal with India not 'imminent' after Modi-Trump call

U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer on Thursday said that negotiations with India for a trade deal were on, but an agreement was not 'imminent.' Greer's comments come a day after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke over a phone.

CNBC • Oct 2, 2026

Nearly 40% of India's coal power plants running critically low on fuel, data show

Nearly 40% of India's coal-fired power plants are operating with critically low fuel ​stocks due to a surge in power demand amid ‌hotter-than-usual weather linked to El Niño, government data showed on Monday.

Reuters • Sep 21, 2026

India vows to protect energy security, warns U.S. tariffs could hit ties

India said on Thursday that it remained firmly committed to ensuring energy security for its people and ​will continue to source supplies from diverse sellers based on market ‌dynamics, hours after the U.S. made a new move to punish such buyers.

Reuters • Sep 17, 2026