Foreign Investors Perception of India: An Empirical Survey

Abstract

This paper is an endeavour to present the results o f the
survey o f FDI companies, which was conducted with twin
objectives o f understanding their experiences and
perceptions at present o f India as a potential opportunity
and to chart out the success o f their operations in India. The
study brings out that the majority o f the FDI companies in
India are presently performing better than the past and they
are interested in further expanding their business in India.
As perceived by the respondents, bureaucracy is the largest
barrier to theflow o f FDI into India, followed by inadequacy
o f infrastructure, restricted FDI regime and poor image o f
India. Availability o f skilled labour and huge market size are
found to be the largest success factors fo r foreign
investments in India.