Foreign Investors Perception of India: An Empirical Survey

Abstract

This paper is an end eav our 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 the flow o f FDI into India, followed by inadequacy of 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 for foreign investments in India.