India was recently ranked third for attracting foreign equity fund inflows among global emerging markets - across Asia, Middle East, Latin America, Europe and Africa - during 2004. Which among the following countries was at number one position?

In 2004, Taiwan attracted the highest amount of foreign equity fund inflows among global emerging markets, followed by South Korea and India. India's third-place ranking was a significant milestone, reflecting growing global investor confidence in the Indian economy. Taiwan's strong technology sector was a major draw for foreign institutional investors (FIIs) during that period.