The Indian economy appears stronger than the nervousness visible in the stock market might suggest. Corporate earnings are improving, domestic demand remains reasonably resilient and several sectors are reporting healthy growth. Yet investors are facing an unusual mix of risks: crude oil is moving towards $100 a barrel, global bond yields are rising, foreign investors have turned sellers again and parts of the Indian market remain expensive. That leads to a simple investment

Three decades of reform have transformed India’s economy. It must now dismantle the barriers that prevent growth from scaling. The period from 2014 to 2019 marked a significant turn in India’s economic strategy, with a strong emphasis on formalising the economy, widening the tax base and improving the ease of doing business. The introduction of the Goods and Services Tax replaced a maze of central and state levies with a unified indirect-tax framework, creating a single natio