Comparative Study of Foreign Direct Investment in India and USA- Hrishikesh Jaiswal

Foreign Direct Investment is one of the widely discussed topics in recent times. FDI takes place when a foreign company takes the controlling ownership in a firm which is located in the domestic country. FDI is not limited only to money it brings, but also the skills, technology and knowledge the foreign firms bring along with them. In this liberalized era, capital from foreign countries has assumed a great deal of importance in expediting commerce and trade activities of a country and increasing its international trade. In this paper, we will mainly discuss and compare the position of FDI in India and the USA. The present study highlights the advantages of FDI and the country-specific factors that either attract or repel foreign investments. In the subsequent parts, we will compare India and the USA on the basis of certain parameters such as Top sectors of attracting FDI inflow, Top investing countries, FDI flows and stocks in India and USA, GDP expectations and FDI restrictiveness