NITI Aayog’s Investment Friendliness Index: Driving Competitive Federalism towards Inclusive Growth in Viksit Bharat
On 17 July 2026, NITI Aayog launched the ‘Investment Friendliness Index (IFI)’, a key measure to consolidate India’s federal structure. Instituted on directions of the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, at the 9th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog in July 2024, this Index was also announced by the Union Budget 2025-26 and aims at establishing…