Look, we love talking big about India’s “unstoppable rise.”

But sometimes the charts don’t lie — they just slap you across the face.  

While South Korean stocks have more than **tripled** in the last 16 months — absolutely smoking every single market on the planet — India’s returns are so embarrassing that one guy on X simply posted the comparison with a crying emoji and let the silence do the rest.

**Check out India’s returns **

That’s it. No long thread. No fancy analysis. Just raw, brutal truth staring back at you.  

South Korea didn’t just win. It lapped the field. India? It’s not even in the same race anymore. While one market is printing generational wealth, ours is busy delivering heartbreak, sideways crab walks, and enough copium to fill the Arabian Sea.  

And the worst part? This isn’t some random blip. It’s the latest chapter in a very familiar story: endless promises of “world’s fastest growing economy” while the actual numbers for ordinary investors tell a completely different tale.  

We keep hearing about how india is the future.  

Right now, the future belongs to whoever bought south korea 16 months ago and is currently laughing all the way to the bank.  

The rest of us?  

We’re just staring at the chart… and crying.
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SIBY JEYYA

06/05/2026 11:06 AM