India's economic fundamentals are among the best in the world. consumption and government spending contributing to growth. Inflation eased sharply, falling to just 1.5% in September, its lowest level in more dovish. The central bank held rates steady while revising its inflation forecast for full-year 2025-26 down to 2.6%. Bond yields als0 eased, prompting several state-owned firms to return to debt markets. Indian M&A was robust in Q3, convincingly following up a solid H1. Total deal value rose by 25.8% year-on-year to Us$31.4bn, even as volume declined by 18.5% to 278 transaction announcements. That