# L&T president calls India a global investment destination

2026-09-20T06:11:44+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets

Larsen & Toubro president R Shankar Raman said India is a global investment destination, citing the next-generation workforce and demographic dividend. He named healthcare, education, public transport, semiconductors, water, defence and energy as strategic sectors for investment. Delivering the 40th convocation address at SASTRA Deemed University in Thanjavur on Saturday, Raman called for coordinated industry-academia efforts to balance traditional knowledge with emerging tech skills. 'While the first degree is for the first job, continuous learning is for the last job,' he said. A total of 4,414 students received degrees in engineering, sciences, management, law, education and social sciences. Three PhD scholars won the founder Chancellor's best thesis award. Biyyappu Hari Keerthi of the B.Tech ECE programme received two academic excellence awards.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

Both sources carry identical text and framing, a verbatim corporate release. There is no editorial difference. The coverage is uniform straight reporting that reproduces the L&T executive's investment optimism without scrutiny. A balanced reader would note the absence of critical questions on whether stated opportunity areas, semiconductors, defence, face policy or infrastructure hurdles. The next practical check is matching foreign direct investment data under India's production-linked incentive schemes to Raman's claims.

## Coverage

- tradingview.com (neutral report) <https://www.tradingview.com/news/moodys:78dd0c6a7c2e1:0-india-is-a-global-investment-destination-l-t-president/>
  Verbatim reproduction of corporate release, no editorial framing
- thehindubusinessline.com (neutral report) <https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/india-is-a-global-investment-destination-lt-president/article71484902.ece>
  Identical text, no independent framing

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