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Wednesday, September 3, 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

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.