Iran-US Deal के बाद अब India के लिए 3 बड़े खतरे, क्या बोलीं Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman?

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• India faces immediate economic challenges from global factors like wars, rising energy prices, and supply chain disruptions, which are difficult to provision for due to their unpredictable nature. 0:33
• The global fertilizer market experiences high volatility, with supply disruptions and price fluctuations making long-term provisioning challenging, as demonstrated by recent shifts in supplier availability. 0:33
• The nation's reliance on importing critical raw materials, such as crude oil and fertilizers, makes it vulnerable to global price fluctuations and supply strains, despite a strong domestic market. 3:27
• The Finance Minister asserts that India's strong domestic growth and local market participation are crucial in buoying the stock market and mitigating risks from external capital movements. 3:27
• The annual monsoon is a significant concern, with preparations for a potentially weaker monsoon due to El Nino, though buffer food stocks are sufficient to prevent shortages. 4:25
• India's capital market is a powerful wealth-creating mechanism, exhibiting compounded growth driven by the country's robust economic performance. 7:40
• A key concern is the increasing value of Foreign Institutional Investor (FII) holdings in Indian stocks, which now exceed India's forex reserves, highlighting a potential vulnerability. 8:53
• The government and RBI are implementing measures to attract more foreign capital, including simplifying bond market access and offering favorable tax treatments. 11:03
• The RBI has introduced a framework enabling public sector undertakings and banks to raise capital from abroad, with the central bank covering hedging costs for currency-related risks to encourage external borrowing. 11:25