On 23 July, India announced its first budget under a new coalition government led by Narendra Modi, who became prime minister for the third time albeit with a reduced majority of 293 MPs for his BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party).In the Indian general election held between 19 April to 1 June, 642 million people voted out of a total population of 1.4 billion.WHAT WERE THE KEY POINTS?India's finance minis

Over the past year India has been stealing investors' attention away from the US, China, Europe, as a popular country to invest due to the strong performance of Indian equities, the impact of historic economic reforms and favourable demographics. With a general election looming in 2024, how long will this combination continue to fire Indian stocks?The other question facing prospective and existing

Fund managers see India emerging as a consumer powerhouseObvious manufacturing and supply chain China alternativeValuations are challenging after strong stock market performanceFor a decade or more China has been the world's growth powerhouse, but India is on the rise, and analysts and fund managers aplenty believe it will become the next emerging market superstar.'Broadly, we think India is an at

China's abrupt Covid U-turn has created the best opportunity in years for Asia and emerging market equities to outperform developed markets on a sustainable basis. It is likely to be one of the select few major economies where growth could accelerate in 2023 as China, where equity market valuations remain undemanding, enjoys a reopening recovery like much of the rest of the world witnessed in 2022

Within the global investment universe, the Indian growth story is among the most exciting. An Asian powerhouse home to over 1.3bn people, a population size second only to China, India boasts highly favourable demographics with an average age of 29, implying an enormous potential market for growth for years to come.Recent tax changes could help renew investors' faith in India and in this article we

Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi has slashed corporate tax rates in a bid to boost the faltering economy in a move triggering euphoria in the Indian equity markets.Shares in the UK stock market's quartet of India-focused investment trusts all joined in the rally, being Aberdeen New India (ANII), Ashoka India Equity (AIE), India Capital Growth Fund (IGC) and JPMorgan Indian (JII).Modi's $20bn tax

As the dust settles on the largest, and possibly most drawn-out democratic election process anywhere, Narendra Modi has retained power in India. This is likely to settle the nerves of UK-based investors that already have an appetite for investing in India.We'll now look at some of the ways you can access the country via open-ended funds.Jupiter India Fund (B4TZHH9) is one of the most popular produ

It wasn't just the weather that was hot in July 2018 - according to data from Winterflood it was also the strongest month for investment trust fundraising so far in 2018 with nearly £1bn raised across the sector.More than half of this amount related to new investment trusts joining the stock market with the remainder coming from existing investment trusts raising more money.The latter includes Gr

Asian powerhouse India's macroeconomic health is the strongest it has been in a decade. The nation could be both a fantastic top down and bottom up investment story. Growth is accelerating driven by demographics and urbanisation, while corporate quality is high with many world class management teams treating minority shareholders properly. Furthermore, inflation is falling and the government remai