Abstract :
Foreign capital flows contributes an important role in the economic development of a nation. Sometimes due to the scarcity of domestic resources, a nation depends on foreign capital for its capital investment and economic development. It fills the gap between domestic savings and total capital investment requirement of the country. In India foreign capital investment is opened in almost all sectors. For some sectors it is restricted. The study focused on trends and patterns of foreign capital flows in India during 2000-01 to 2019-20. Sectoral distribution of FDI in India, share of top ten investing countries and state wise classification of FDI in India were analysed.
Keyword :
Trends and pattern, International capital flows, Sectoral distribution, Investing countries, India.