{"id":1408,"date":"2014-04-10T13:00:14","date_gmt":"2014-04-10T13:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.languagetrainers.com.au\/blog\/?p=1408"},"modified":"2026-06-19T13:16:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T13:16:38","slug":"5-essential-tips-to-know-before-investing-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.languagetrainers.com.au\/blog\/5-essential-tips-to-know-before-investing-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Essential Tips To Know Before Investing in India"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"edificios-de-la-ciudad-monocromo-graficos-vectoriales_91-6164\"<\/a>Last year, the GDP of India reached $1.84 trillion, an astonishing 2900% increase since 1970, and the economic forecast is sunny for the subcontinent.\u00a0 With the economy predicted to continue to increase in leaps and bounds as well as increased government incentives for foreign investment, now is the time to get in on the ground floor.\u00a0 With a great deal of their population at the age of 25 or younger, India is an energetic, dynamic place brimming with potential employees.\u00a0 However, investing in India can be a risky enterprise, given political instability and unfamiliar territory.\u00a0 Keep these five essential tips in mind to ensure that you invest wisely when the time comes.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Educate Yourself.\u00a0 <\/b>Get a firm grasp on the market environment by following the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange of India (NSE).\u00a0 You may wish to consider investing in an exchange-trade fund (ETF), which is a low-risk way to invest and sidestep various legal and tax red tape proceedings.\u00a0 A few of these you may wish to consider include WisdomTree India Earnings Fund, PowerShares India Portfolio, and iPath MSCI India Index ETN.<\/p>\n

\"file4201339556145\"<\/a>2.<\/b> Rise of the Rupee.\u00a0 <\/b>Thanks to a recent boost of foreign investments, the value of the rupee rose considerably in recent years to counter their inflation rate.\u00a0 This in turn has made raw resources such as crude oil and diesel fuel more affordable while lowering the cost of consumer goods.\u00a0 The Reserve Bank of India is also poised to slash their 8% interest rates, offering an incentive for industries to expand.\u00a0 Keep all of this in mind as you decide which area to invest in.<\/p>\n

3. Stay Away From Volatile Industries.\u00a0 <\/b>Chiefly the oil industry is very unpredictable currently, with oil prices fluctuating wildly as India is a large importer of oil.\u00a0 Similarly, the gold industry is not reliable, as large quantities of gold have been imported and then hoarded.\u00a0 It would be safer to stick with industries that are predictably strong, such as tourism or software technology.\u00a0 Investing in infrastructure may also yield long-term benefits if you wish to reside long-term in India\u2019s business market.<\/p>\n

\"hombre-de-negocios--bien-vestido_19-104980\"<\/a>4. Keep an Eye On Regional Politics.\u00a0 <\/b>Only a very na\u00efve investor assumes politics have no effect on a nation\u2019s market economy.\u00a0 As India borders Pakistan and is close to other Middle Eastern regions, terrorism is a very real concern for the country.\u00a0 Similarly, events that we take for granted can also catalyze economic fluctuation, such as elections.\u00a0 Fortunately, the current government is taking a very liberal stance on wooing foreign investors into their country, but any regime change could affect that.<\/p>\n

5. Learn Hindi.\u00a0 <\/b>You might have the best business plan laid out and invest in all the right areas, but your goals will only be half-achieved unless you have the capability to actually go in and manage your stocks and holdings independent of any translator.\u00a0 To do this, it is best if you start learning Hindi right away.\u00a0 Send us an inquiry<\/a> to get started, or take a look at our various Hindi courses<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Last year, the GDP of India reached $1.84 trillion, an astonishing 2900% increase since 1970, and the…","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1411,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[94,530],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hindi","category-travel"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.languagetrainers.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1408"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.languagetrainers.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.languagetrainers.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.languagetrainers.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.languagetrainers.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1408"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.languagetrainers.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4730,"href":"https:\/\/www.languagetrainers.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1408\/revisions\/4730"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.languagetrainers.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.languagetrainers.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.languagetrainers.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.languagetrainers.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}