India vs. China ETFs: A Tale of Two Emerging Markets in 2026

India and China ETFs are trailing AI-driven U.S. markets. Explore the reason behind the fall and what to expect ahead.

Zacks Investment Research • Sep 29, 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 urged to review green finance rules, build workforce for nuclear expansion

India needs to review some of its financing rules and develop a stronger talent ​pipeline to achieve its ambitious goal of expanding nuclear ‌power capacity to 100 gigawatts (GW) by 2047, officials and industry executives said on Wednesday.

Reuters • Sep 2, 2026

India expects below-average September rains after weak August

India is likely ​to receive below-average ‌monsoon rains in September after ​precipitation in ​August was 16% below ⁠average, the ​weather department said ​on Monday, raising concerns about farm ​output and ​economic growth in Asia's ‌third-largest ⁠economy.

Reuters • Aug 31, 2026

India: The World Sold It, The Locals Kept Buying

India, tracked by the iShares MSCI India ETF, underperformed with a -8% return versus EEM's +35% over the past year. The 40+ percentage point performance gap signals investor avoidance, but the underlying reasons challenge surface-level assumptions.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 24, 2026

Taiwan and Korea lose $29 billion in July: is money rotating away from AI?

Foreign investors continued pulling money from Asian equities in July, but the headline outflow masks a striking shift underneath: capital moved away from the region's biggest AI winners while selectively returning to markets with less dependence on the semiconductor boom. Investors sold a net $25.48 billion of shares across seven major Asian markets during the month, extending the region's foreign-selling streak to nine months.

Invezz • Aug 11, 2026

Indian IT firms face muted Q1 as AI shift, weak demand weigh

India's top information technology companies are expected to report another subdued quarter, as AI-driven pricing pressure, weak client spending, and global geopolitical turmoil continue to weigh on growth, nine brokerages said.

Reuters • Jul 6, 2026

What The U.S.-Iran Peace Deal Means For Asia

The peace deal and partial resumption of oil flows reduce near-term inflation risks, giving some central banks (notably Taiwan and India) room to delay tightening. However, a broad pivot remains premature, as still-elevated oil prices, rising food price risks, and second-round effects keep the policy stance asymmetric and biased towards caution.

Seeking Alpha • Jun 19, 2026

Indian banks lead market gains on RBI's foreign deposit initiative

Shares of Indian banks rose more than 1% on Tuesday, making them the top-performing sectoral gainers after the Reserve Bank of India issued detailed guidelines for a concessional foreign exchange swap facility that lenders can use for overseas borrowings. The move forms part of a broader package of measures announced by the central bank to attract foreign capital into the country at a time when India's economy is facing growth and inflation challenges.

Invezz • Jun 9, 2026

RBI dollar-rupee swaps push fx hedging costs to two-month lows

Aggressive buy-sell dollar/rupee swap operations by the Reserve Bank of India over the past 10 days have pushed foreign exchange hedging costs to their lowest levels in two months, while contributing to a recovery in the rupee ahead of a closely watched monetary policy decision. One-year hedging costs have fallen sharply from a mid-May peak of 3.50% to 2.92%.

Invezz • Jun 4, 2026