Equity Strategy - India: 2026 India Conference Takeaways

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Equity Strategy - India: 2026 India Conference Takeaways

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Equity Strategy - India

2026 India Conference Takeaways

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2026 India conference, Macro Day, and Field trips 09 June 2026 Corrected

We recently hosted our flagship India Conference in Mumbai followed by meetings with Equity Strategy

senior policy makers & field trips to New Delhi, Bangalore & Hyderabad to explore India

important themes around manufacturing consumer field trips, Healthcare & Real estate

India Research Team

trip. Over 110 top corporates & 16 senior policy makers participated in the conference. BofAS India

Here are the key learnings. Amish Shah, CFA >>

Research Analyst

Growth could moderate; currency, monsoon key risks BofASshah.amish@bofa.comIndia

India entered the West Asia shock from a relatively resilient macro position, supported Aditya Mathur >>

by fiscal and monetary tailwinds, low inflation and better energy supply management. Research Analyst

BofAS India

That said, policy discussions hinted that GDP growth is likely to slow from here towards aditya.mathur@bofa.com

6% handle, with downside risks if energy supply conditions deteriorate again. Bharat Subramanian >>

Potentially below average monsoon, with rising El Niño risks a key risk now. A likely Research Analyst

shorter sowing season, higher fertilizer costs and logistics pressures could create food bharat.subramanian@bofa.com

inflation headwinds. Further, rupee weakness could further prompt RBI measures to Gunjan Prithyani >>

attract capital inflows without forcing a sharper growth slowdown. The government is Research Analyst

also likely to continue sharing the burden of higher energy prices through subsidies and gunjan.prithyani@bofa.com

price controls, which could push the fiscal deficit toward 5% of GDP.