'How the tables turn': Zerodha's Nithin Kamath hails 'ghar-wapsi' as Indian firms flip back to home turf

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Indian companies that once incorporated abroad to build products for the local market are now making their way back home..

"Three years ago, I shared the problem of Indian companies building for India but incorporating outside the country..

This shift comes at a time when the number of Indian firms with a market cap exceeding $1 billion is at an all-time high, and the countrys stock market has witnessed a massive surge in retail participation, with 10 crore unique investors compared to just 3 crore in 2020...

"Thanks to the bull market and the ease of going public, there's a 'ghar-wapsi' of Indian companies incorporated outside," Kamath wrote..

India now sees a similar trend in reverse, as companies recognize the growing potential of the domestic market while benefiting from local regulatory changes..

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