Foreign Investors want progressive, consistent regulations in India: Naina Lal Kidwai
India needs to have a regulatory regime that is consistent and progressive in nature to find a place in the investment roadmap of foreign companies, global banking giant HSBC's India chief Naina Lal Kidwai has said.
Kidwai, who was here for the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting, further said that a renewed wave of reforms initiated by the government have indeed indicated towards better times ahead, but there still remains a scepticism about execution and it is very important for the country's leaders to demonstrate their deliverability.
Asked about the perception about India among foreign investors present at Davos, Kidwai said in an interview, "What we have seen at Davos this year is that the people believe it is an important time for India to be back on track. "The reforms have started again and in the last few months India got quite a few new policies and new bills through. These are indications that even better times are to come with regard to the India story.
"However, there is some scepticism about whether India can really deliver on some of these early promises and therefore it is going to be very important for us to really
demonstrate that we can," she added.
Kidwai, the Country Head of HSBC India and a Director of HSBC Asia Pacific, last month also took over as the first woman President of apex industry Chamber FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry).
Asked about the issues coming on the way of India growth story, Kidwai said: "There
