PERSUASION ABOUT INDIA'S WORTH AMONG INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS Siddharth Mehta's Siddharth Mehta of IL&FS (former director) is very impressed with the growth of the Indian economy in the field of digitalization. He says, “India's ability to conceptualize, implement, and produce impact at scale has been demonstrated to the rest of the world by the success of financial and payment platforms like UPI and Rupay. India is possibly the only country in the world where policymakers and the government are actually the biggest disruptors”. Adding to his word, Mehta says, “The PLI is a fantastic tool for ensuring that India eventually becomes a significant manufacturing hub and gains from supply chain "friend-shoring." Even though the short term may be difficult and unstable, India offers a fantastic investment opportunity for someone who can look out five to seven years.” India's ability to conceptualize, implement, and produce impact at scale has been demonstrated to the rest of the world by the success of financial and payment platforms like UPI and Rupay. India is possibly the only country in the world where policymakers and the government are actually the biggest disruptors. The PLI is a fantastic tool for ensuring that India eventually becomes a significant manufacturing hub and gains from supply chain "friend-shoring." Even though the short term may be difficult and unstable, India offers a fantastic investment opportunity for someone who can look out for five to seven years. The administration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has taken efforts over the past eight years that have paid off, as seen by the ever-increasing amounts of FDI influx that have broken records. As a result, India is quickly becoming a favored place for international investments. Due to its strong potential for economic growth and its talented labor pool, India continues to be a desirable location for foreign direct investments (FDI). Many international corporate executives continue to be optimistic about India's short- and long-term prospects and are preparing to make new investments as well as extra ones. Highlighting the factors of being in the market for the long term, Siddharth Mehta of IL&FS (former director) advises new founders and promoters of business, “Businesses must incorporate flexibility and agility into their very nature. And probably most crucially, we counsel founders and company owners to reflect carefully on what actually distinguishes their enterprise and, for startups and early-stage businesses, the reasons why customers would pay for their good or service.”