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Al Jazeera
Business
Charu Sudan Kasturi

Why are wealthy Indians taking their money out of the country?

The number of dollar millionaires in India has shot up in the last decade, leading to a rise in overseas investments [File: Anupam Nath/AP Photo]

Amit Ranjan was stunned. For years, financial advisers had recommended only homegrown investment options to the Indian tech entrepreneur and angel investor. But earlier this year, the advice changed dramatically: Ranjan, they said, should invest 20 percent of his portfolio outside India.

“I couldn’t believe what they were saying, so I asked them to repeat it,” he recalled. Then, Ranjan called his friends to check what their advisers were telling them. They confirmed: they too were receiving similar guidance.

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