"Companies like to start production within two to three years of taking the decision to invest, and want to know what conditions are to make sure they are not changing in order to expand or cut back production quickly."

If India and its states can ensure speed, stability, and flexibility, foreign investments would increase.

"If India and its states can ensure [speed, stability, and flexibility], there would be lots of foreign investors in the country. . . . Companies like to start production within two to three years of taking the decision to invest, and want to know what conditions are to make sure they are not changing in order to expand or cut back production quickly," explained BCG's Hans-Paul Bürkner to the Economic Times in an article on the discussions taking place at the Economic Times Global Business Summit in New Delhi.

Economic Times