Indian equity markets find themselves suspended between two gravitational pulls: the recovering momentum of broader Asian markets and the persistent withdrawal of foreign capital that has now reached $25.87 billion since the year's beginning. On a single Tuesday, overseas investors shed 38.1 billion rupees in Indian shares — their eighth selling session in nine trading days — a rhythm of retreat that no regional tailwind has yet been strong enough to interrupt. Geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East, with oil hovering near $99 a barrel and U.S.-Iran negotiations unresolved, keeps the larg