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PAPER ID:IJIM/Vol. 10 (IV)/ August/68-73/11
AUTHOR : Dr. Manoj Kumar Bhambu
TITLE : GROWTH TREND OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) IN INDIA: AN ANALYSIS
ABSTRACT: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is preferential external source of finance for any country including Indian economy and it is non-debt creating and non-volatile in nature. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) refers to investments made by a company or individual in one country into business interests located in another country. FDI serves as an engine of growth for any developing country including. Since 1991, Indian economy has adopted measures to increase the foreign investment in a country, due to which FDI growth has been taken place. Keeping in above backdrop, the present research paper is an attempt to understand and analyse the growth trend of FDI in India. The present study is based on the secondary data which have been collected from various sources. The study considers the time period from 2000 onwards.
KEYWORDS : FDI, LPG, Service Sector and Indian Economy