Claim
Japan is the fifth-largest source of foreign investment in India, having invested ₹71,000 crore in India between April 2000 and September 2024.
“जापान भारत में विदेशी निवेश करने वाला पांचवा सबसे बड़ा देश है। जिसने अप्रैल 2000 से सितंबर 2024 के बीच ₹71,000 करोड़ भारत में निवेश किए”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The ranking is correct — DPIIT data cited by the Embassy of India in Tokyo and the Commerce Minister confirms Japan was India's fifth-largest FDI source for April 2000–September 2024. But the amount is wrong by roughly five times: cumulative Japanese FDI in that exact period was about US$43.1 billion, roughly ₹3.5 lakh crore, whereas the anchor said ₹71,000 crore (about US$8.5 billion). No credible source supports the ₹71,000 crore figure for this period, so the claim's central number is inaccurate.
Evidence
- https://www.indembassy-tokyo.gov.in/eoityo_pages/NjQw Embassy of India, Tokyo: cumulative FDI equity inflows from Japan between April 2000 and September 2024 were about US$43.1 billion, making Japan India's 5th largest FDI source (~6% of total inflows). ✓ reachable · archived
- https://newsonair.gov.in/fdi-from-japan-has-exceeded-43-billion-dollars-between-2000-and-2024-union-minister-piyush-goyal/ Government (Akashvani/AIR, quoting Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal): Japanese FDI into India exceeded US$43 billion between 2000 and 2024. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://indianstartupnews.com/news/japan-is-indias-fifth-largest-fdi-source-investing-43-billion-since-2000-says-piyush-goyal-8747071 Corroborates Japan as India's fifth-largest FDI source with ~US$43 billion invested since April 2000. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.dpiit.gov.in/publications/fdi-statistics DPIIT FDI statistics, the primary official source for country-wise cumulative FDI equity inflows into India. ✓ reachable · archived