Why India

NRIs have always been very keen to invest back home. If you look at the current environment, it now looks even more attractive for you to invest. This is because you have a rupee that has sharply depreciated against few strong currencies around the world.

As an NRI holding a relatively strong foreign currency, you have a big conversion-rate benefit to start off with. Two, interest rates differentials are huge between India and developed countries. When you have triple-A rated bonds with tax-free status and eight per cent plus rates, then it becomes very attractive for you to make investments in India.

It looks set to be a bumper year for India in 2017 when it comes to real estate and the economy as a whole. That makes a marked turnaround for a persistent under performer in Asia ??? India. The nation has shot to the top of the list of preferred destinations for real-estate investment in the eyes of major institutional investors. It is also the fastest-growing major economy, set for growth of 7.0% next year after this year???s projected 7.2%,according to Thomson Reuters. That???s ahead of China???s 6.7% growth rate this year, expected to slow to 6.3% next year ??? almost a full percentage point below India.

With RERA Bill in place in particular, NRI consumers will no longer have to deal with delayed possession, fluctuating prices and diversion of funds towards other projects - to name a few - instilling confidence in the Indian developers and the country's real-estate sector.

The direct and most significant benefit of demonetisation is increased liquidity across the banks. Such availability of funds will lead to lowering the rate of interest across different loans which will in turn reduce EMI giving a boost to real-estate demand. We expect home loan rates to be down to approx. 7-8 percent.

By bringing greater compliance, RERA will help making real-estate class more efficient, transparent and healthy than any other asset class, so best time to buy real estate is now.

The future of equity markets in India is bright to the fullest for an investor ready to put in money for the long term. There is a great scope for value creation. India is the fastest growing economy.

India is home to the largest population, which is predominantly below middle class so there is a huge scope for growth considering the low base. Also, the Indian economy has a strong undercurrent which is insulated from all fears of recession.

With reforms like GST and government land acquisition bill for infrastructural development, Sensex looks promising. The BSE and NSE is expected to reach 30,700 and 9000 respectively in the light of these key reforms. Economic analysts see India as a safe bet in Asia. With economic slowdown in China, India seems to take over soon. Furthermore, the RBI is also hoping to ease policies which shall also boost the equity markets.

Right now equities are the best place to be. With interest rates tapering and gold loosing its glitter, equities are going to become the place everyone would want to be in some time.