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India

High risk7.0% annual probabilitystable trend
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India facts

Population

1.46B

GDP

$3.96T

Currency

INR

Capital

New Delhi

Land area

3.29M km²

Official languages

English, Hindi, Tamil

Population and GDP: World Bank. Country facts: bundled reference data.

Risk assessment

Silfio assessment of India

MARKET

Conflict probability

7%

Model base probability

3.4%

Risk category

High

Strategic reasoning

  • The Polymarket prediction market on "Will India strike Pakistan by December 31, 2026?" shows a 14.0% probability over about 5.5 months (from July 20 to December 31). Annualizing this: (14% / 5.5 months) * 12 months ≈ 30.5% implied annual risk of a significant India-Pakistan military action, which strongly suggests elevated risk of interstate armed conflict on Indian soil.
  • The Polymarket market on "China x India military clash by December 31, 2026?" shows 8.0% over the same period, annualized to roughly 17.5% risk, also indicating elevated interstate conflict risk.
  • These markets have high volume ($309k and $193k), indicating strong crowd conviction and reliable signals.
  • The structural model baseline of 3.36% is much lower, reflecting long-term factors but not current tensions. Given the elevated market-implied risks, a substantial upward adjustment is warranted.

Critical indicators

  • Polymarket market indicating 14.0% chance India strikes Pakistan by end of 2026 (high volume).
  • Polymarket market indicating 8.0% chance of China-India military clash by end of 2026.

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Updated July 20, 2026

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livemint.com · 1 day ago

Q1 results FY27 to US-Iran war, FII flows: Top five triggers that may dictate the Indian stock market this week | Stock Market News

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oilprice.com · 2 days ago

Geopolitical Risk Premium Returns as Crude Posts Biggest Weekly Gain in Months | OilPrice.com

Renewed military conflict between the United States and Iran, combined with bullish U.S. inventory data, drove WTI crude to its strongest weekly gain in months as traders rapidly rebuilt a geopolitical risk premium.

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