FDI inflows likely to have crossed $90 billion in FY26

Representative image NEW DELHI: India’s foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows may have crossed the $90 billion mark for the first time in 2025-26, secretary at department of promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT) Amardeep Singh Bhatia told reporters Thursday, while seeking to highlight that greater outreach to investors has borne fruit, with free trade agreements (FTAs) set to provide further impetus to trade and investment inflows. Another official said that gross FDI till Feb 2026 was $88.3 billion, nearly 10% higher than $80.6 billion in 2024-25. This also helped blunt some of the impact of higher outward investment and…