New Delhi, March 4 -- Foreign direct investment (FDI) equity inflows to India declined 6 per cent year-on-year to USD 10.8 billion in the October-December quarter as global uncertainties continued to impact investment flows.

This represents a continuation of the downward trend observed in recent quarters, with the data indicating that both declining inflows and rising levels of repatriation and disinvestment remain persistent challenges.

The current trend suggests that more investor-friendly measures, including structural economic reforms, may be necessary to enhance FDI, particularly in India's manufacturing sector.

Despite setting an ambitious target of achieving USD 100 billion in annual FDI, inflows have been inconsistent across qu...