India’s FDI inflows rise while project deployment faces bottlenecks
Quick dive
- RBI data cited in the editorial put gross inward FDI at a record $94.8 billion in FY26.
- UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2026 ranked India 11th among top FDI destinations after a 44% rise in inflows.
- India attracted about $7 billion in greenfield data-centre investment in the first three quarters of 2025, below South Korea, the U.S. and France.
- The editorial identifies Centre-State coordination, approvals, commercial dispute resolution, labour-code rollout and State notifications as constraints on turning commitments into projects.
- exam_relevance: tests the distinction between FDI inflows, greenfield investment and actual deployment, using the article’s $94.8-billion, 11th-place and $7-billion figures; it also connects with UPSC’s recurring questions on balance of payments, FDI policy and ease of doing business.
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