Bragina Elena

Economic Relations of India with the Countries of Southeast Asia – Investment Aspect

ЮГО-ВОСТОЧНАЯ АЗИЯ: АКТУАЛЬНЫЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ РАЗВИТИЯ, 2021, №2(51), 102-109

 
Annotation: The article argues that the investment aspect of India's economic relations with the countries of Southeast Asia is clearly inferior to the trade, but in recent years there has been a noticeable revival of the exchange of direct investments. First, this applies to the Southeast Asian countries, which are playing an increasingly significant role as investors in the Indian economy – the inflow of direct investment from Southeast Asian countries to India increased from 0.14 billion USD in 2000 to 15.15 billion USD in 2019 (they account for almost a third of total FDI inflows to India). The author cites the main competitive advantages of India that attract investors from Southeast Asian countries, and the relatively small and stable volume of Indian investments in Southeast Asian countries (no more than 2 billion USD per year) explains the relatively low competitiveness of Indian companies as investors in the markets of these countries.

Keywords: India, Southeast Asia, investment, dynamics of geographic and sectoral distribution of direct investment, Vietnam