Three reasons to invest in India

Economist Stephen Roach recently returned from a trip to India persuaded that the country could be one of the world's 'most exceptional economic stories' of the next few years.

I am returning from India with great enthusiasm. Many serious problems remain - especially the ravages of poverty. But in the past couple of years, India has faced many of its macro imperatives head-on - especially low saving, inadequate infrastructure, and lagging foreign direct investment. It is now making solid progress on two of those counts - saving and FDI - and infrastructure seems set to follow. These are the breakthroughs that can unshackle India's greatest strengths - a high-quality stock of human capital and the magic of its entrepreneurial spirit. As a result, there is now good reason to believe that the macro and micro are coming together in the world's second most populous nation. India is now on the move and could well be one of the world's most exceptional economic development stories over the next 3-5 years.

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