<h1>Foreign direct investment rebounds, led by services and telecom, as government weighs liberalising retail and defence.</h1> A reversal in recent capital flow trends occurred as foreign direct investment into India increased substantially in September versus the prior year, led by services, telecommunications, construction activities and computer software and hardware, with major investor jurisdictions concentrated among a handful of countries. The government indicated it was considering liberalising FDI entry conditions in multi brand retail and the defence sector, while aggregate reporting contrasted monthly growth with slower year to date cumulative movement.