The year 2011 was a really nasty one for the Indian equity markets, with the Nifty index down about 25 per cent, mid-cap indices down nearly 35 per cent &mdash; and in dollar terms India was the worst-performing market of 2011, down about 37 per cent. Everything that could have gone wrong in 2011 seemingly did. Investors began the year expecting GDP growth to clock near nine per cent; it will be near seven per cent.

Akash Prakash: Place your bets on India

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The year 2012 has gotten off to a great start, with risk back on with a vengeance. Global equity markets are up across the board, and suddenly everything once again looks right with the world. In the US, the S&amp;P 500 is off to its best start since 1987, and is being led by deep cyclicals (materials, home-builders, semiconductors) and financials.

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