Well in my opinion India is struggling with poor
saving-investment ratio as its one-fourth people lives below poverty line and
the middle class at large spend more of their income in consumption. In such
case FDI is much needed to push the economy from low level equilibrium trap.
However Modi’s policy to further liberalise FDI, no doubt will appreciate
foreign investors in the country as India remains the favorite destination for
the investment in global crisis. But more than just investment India expects
new and innovative technologies especially in defence sector from the foreign companies.
However my concern is more about the future. When
these multi giants companies will get establish, they might force domestic
production houses to exit as they will be more technologically advance and cost
efficient. So to combat such situation India policy makers have to keep an
eagle eye over the market functioning. They must have to formulate policies by
which they can use their technologies to develop domestic industries rather
than to get used. FDI in India can be means to achieve economic progress of the
country but itself is not the end and neither the ultimate solution for all the
economic problems.
Modi government decision on FDI should also not seen
by isolating political opportunities. The declaration on FDI is sudden and came
at a time when RBI governor Raghuram Rajan announces his decision to not to
continue his tenure as RBI Chairperson. And at the same time government was
facing enough criticism from all over the masses on harassing Mr. Rajan, so it
may be a political tactics to divert the issue as pointed by Congress leader Jairam
Ramesh. However this decision may be to support exchange as there were
speculations that share market will drop by his announcement.
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