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Friday, October 24, 2025
TopicFDI flows

Topic: FDI flows

India’s record net FDI plunge reveals a troubling trend—outward FDI beats investing at home

The government must find out what constrains Indian companies from exploring the domestic market for investment with the same zeal as they are showing with regard to outward FDI.

Big FDI statements hide the truth. Be careful about which metric to use

There are distinctions between gross and net flows, inflows and outflows, and new money and reinvestment of earnings. Each signifies a different aspect of the FDI story.

With Musk set to visit India, here’s a look at which Indian states are favourites for auto FDI & why 

Government data shows MNCs have favourite states when it comes to where to invest. Auto companies especially look for specific advantages that some states have & concentrate on those.

Why FDI in India is lowest in 16 yrs — no real ease of doing business, ill-considered treaty moves

As percentage of GDP, gross & net FDI are lowest since mid-2000s. ‘Rigidities’ in doing business here, and India’s decision to terminate bilateral treaties are to blame, analysts say.

Foreign direct investment flows likely to see modest pick-up in FY24, say economists

Net FDI flows in the first ten months of fiscal 2023 stood at $26.5 billion, a decline of 14.3% year-on-year.

On Camera

Piyush Pandey brought the language of small towns into ad agency corridors: Prasoon Joshi

Piyush was about celebration—of life, of people, of stories. He believed that what we create can shape popular culture, can make people feel proud of who they are.

US sanctions Rosneft & Lukoil: What we know of 2 oil giants that produce half of Russia’s crude

Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.