Present Condition of the Indian Economy

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Since the beginning of 2016 the stock markets around the world are collapsing. The Indian stock market has erased all the gains which it had achieved after Narendra Modi came to power; all Modi mania has now evaporated. The Indian currency rupee is again trading below 68 level against US dollar, and inflation is picking up too. in this analysis I discuss why the world and Indian markets are crashing and what lies ahead of us.

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