Trend, Pattern and Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in India

Over the last couple of years, there has been a surge in the movement of trade and cross border investment. This has been possible because of the substantial globalization of world economy. FDI is a tool for economic growth through its strengthening of domestic capital, productivity and employment. FDI also plays a vital role in the up gradation of technology, skills and managerial capabilities in various sectors of the Indian economy. FDI to developing countries in the 1990s was the leading source of external financing and has become a key component of national development strategies for almost all the countries in the world as a vehicle for technology flows and an important source of non–debt inflows. Talking about India, FDI has risen considerably in post–reform period.The importance and category of FDI has changed significantly since India has opened up its economy but still the country is far behind to attract FDI in comparison to some of the developing countries.The main objective of the book is to present an overview of the FDI inflows in India including trend analysis during post-reform period.To study the impact of FDI on Indian economy .