India ranks 8th in foreign direct investment confidence index

India has been ranked 8th in the 2017 A.T. Kearney Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index. It has moved up one spot from last year, it is learnt. For the second year in a row, India appears in the top 10. It has the world’s fastest-growing major economy and the government is seeking to loosen FDI regulations to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s "Make in India" initiative, said an assessment by A. T. Kearney Overall, investors are bullish about economic growth and FDI prospects, but are monitoring political risks for abrupt changes to the business environment, the assessment added.