Hi,
Which of the following do you find better - ‘forms of investment in India’ or ‘forms of investment into India’? And is the answer the same for foreign investment and domestic investment?
Thank you very much.
Hi ABC123,
The usual preposition would be ‘in’. Whether the investment is foreign or domestic does not actually make any difference. The preposition ‘in’ can be used with either one.
I’d say a possible use of ‘into’ would be directly connected with the choice of (other) words used in the sentence. For example, if the sentence included a word such as ‘flow’ in the sentence, I would use ‘into’ rather than ‘in’ this way:
- The flow of various forms of investment into India has increased dramatically.
(i.e. Various forms of investment are flowing into India. If the flow/movement is ‘into’ India, then the investment is likely to be coming from a foreign source.)
The preposition ‘into’ suggests movement, as does the word ‘flow’. In contrast, the words ‘foreign’ and ‘domestic’ are adjectives that basically only describe the point of origin.
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