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UK Is Largest Western Investor In India: Report

Indian labourers work on a piece of a train set at Alstom’s metro rail construction facility in Sri City, some 55 km north of Chennai, on December 6, 2018. – Alstom delivers the final train set of the australian public transport project ‘Sydney metro’ on December 6, from its facility in Andhra Pradesh. (Photo by ARUN SANKAR / AFP) (Photo credit should read ARUN SANKAR/AFP/Getty Images)

By: Radhakrishna N S

The UK has expanded its investments in India to become the largest single western investor, according to ‘India’s Sterling Assets: Britain Meets India’ report prepared by Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and Grant Thornton. During 2000 and 2018, total foreign direct investment (FDI) which flowed into India from all channels from the UK is estimated at $50.57 billion. Of this, the UK directly invested $26.09bn in India, increasing its investment by $847 million between 2017 and 2018 representing 7 per cent of all FDI into the country, the latest report said. Close to two fifths (38 per cent) of British…

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