The era of increased Foreign Direct Investment flows to India, actually began in 2007 and after the financial crisis in the developed market flows increased to $22 billion in 2009, only to see it drop to $12 billion in 2011. it recovered after that to stand just above $20 billion per year over the next three years. But never in the history, India has seen flows like this. The new government and the RBI have been successful in moving India from a vulnerable position to a stable one.

Reforms and the agenda of the government such as 'Make in India' have caught the imaginations of global manufacturers. For the financial year, 2016, India received its highest FDI flows ever, around $36 billion.