Through the direct route, Indian investors have the option to create accounts with US based brokers and remit money via the Liberalized Remittance Scheme (LRS), and invest directly in U.S. stocks and ETFs.
India raises $73 bn in forex inflows at record pace
India has mobilised $73 billion in foreign exchange inflows in less than 11 weeks, surpassing the scale and pace of the RBI’s 2013 FCNR(B) swap