@MSUB Liberal Arts Building, Room 205 FREE India, world’s most populous nation and the largest democracy, recently became the fifth largest economy. At present, India’s GDP stands at around three and half trillion dollars. In FY, it expanded by 6.9%. India’s most popular stock index, SENSEX, yielded 20.77% return during the last twelve months. In June this year, Indian sovereign bonds were included in the JP Morgan Government Bond Index – Emerging Market (GBI-EM). Where is India’s economy moving? What are the risks? What are the opportunities? Is India the next China? Sougata Das, Ph.D., completed his undergraduate in civil engineering. He then worked in the technology sector for three years. Then he went on to do his MBA. After completing his MBA, Das worked in the consulting and financial sectors for four years. He received his PhD in finance from the University of Texas - San Antonio in 2015. He is working at the MSU Billings as an Associate professor of finance since fall 2015. His research includes both corporate finance and financial markets. He is involved services, especially activities related to assessments.