Gandhinagar, Jan. 18 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that his government had made doing business in India easier, cheaper, faster and smarter with his term accounting for almost 45 per cent of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) that the country received in the last 18 years.

Speaking at the inaugural function of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2019 here, he said India was now one of the most open countries for FDI with over 90 per cent approvals put on the automatic route.

"In the last four years, we have received FDI worth $263 billion. This is 45 per cent of the FDI received in last 18 years," Modi told the gathering.

He said India was among the top 10 FDI destinations.

Modi, who is on a three-day visit to his home s...