One of the most fundamental concepts one needs to understand as an Index Trader is that of Lead-Lag effect. I have been reading through several academic papers to get a grasp of it. Here are some that stood out.
Notice the difference between NIFTY and the other markets, I rest my case here.
Price discovery on the S&P 500 index markets: An analysis of spot index, index futures, and SPDRs - Quentin C.Chu, Wen-liang, Gideon Hsieh, YiumanTse
Price discovery in the German equity index derivatives markets - G. Geoffrey Booth , Raymond W. So , Yiuman Tse
Domestic and international information linkages between NSE Nifty spot and futures markets: an empirical study for India Sanjay Sehgal Mala Dutt