In recent years, New Delhi has upped its overseas lending, providing tens of billions of dollars in credit to countries in the region, including financially distressed Belt and Road Initiative (China's program) recipients such as Sri Lanka. India's role as a creditor, by which it offers other governments lines of...
India Receives $540 Billion in FDI for FY18
Foreign direct investment (FDI) during the previous fiscal grew 18 percent to over $540 billion, data from India's central bank, the Reserve Bank of India , evidenced. FDI increased by over $60 billion including revaluation of past investments, during 2017-18 to reach $540 billion in March 2018 at market value, according...
Mauritius Continues to Be Largest Channel for FDI to India
Based on a census that it undertook, a report by India's central bank, the Reserve Bank of India, said, "Mauritius was the largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) in India (21.8 percent share at market value) followed by the U.S.A., the U.K., Singapore and Japan, while Singapore (19.7 percent)...
Jaipur Airport: World's Best in 2-5 Million Passenger Category
In the 2017 survey by Airports Council International - Airport Service Quality (ACI-ASQ) India's airports at Jaipur and Srinagar were ranked as first and second respectively in the category of 2-5 million passengers. The airports won this award last year too. Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra, chairman, Airports Authority of India, received...
FDI into India rose 63% in February, Year over Year
The Hindu Business Line reports that according to data from the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, foreign direct investment in India jumped 63 percent to $3.28 billion in February, 2015. In February last year, the country had received FDI of $2.01 billion. In the 11-month period from April 2014...
Indian States' Population in Context
India, a fast growing country, is the world’s second most populated country with over 1.2 billion people. This article shows a map of India’s states with the names of countries with a similar population count to the state. Surprisingly, many of the world’s largest countries’ populations are similar to one...