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

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The last time it was lower than this was in the first half of 2007-08. An analysis by ThePrint of foreign direct investment (FDI) figures provided by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) shows that gross FDI into India in the first half (April-September) of this financial year stood at just $10.1 billion. New Delhi: Foreign investments in India have fallen to near multi-decade lows in the current financial year, both in absolute terms as well as as a percentage of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). Similarly, as a percentage of India’s GDP, gross FDI flows dropped to just...