The Indian markets are ending calendar year 2025 on a subdued note. While they are near an all-time high, India has been the worst-performing major equity market in the world. Flat in US dollar (USD) terms, we have been left behind by global emerging-market (EM) indices, which are up 29 per cent in USD as of end-November 2025. This is the worst relative performance for India since 1993. India has now dropped to third place in terms of EM weighting and is just about half the weight of China. Only 15 months ago, there was serious talk of
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