Fema / RBI : New rules allow automatic investment for holdings below 10% without control. The key takeaway is eased entry for global funds with...
Corporate Law : India clarifies FDI norms by linking beneficial ownership to PML Rules. Investments exceeding 10% ownership now require governme...
Fema / RBI : The revised FDI policy formally defines “beneficial owner” using anti-money laundering standards, bringing clarity to investme...
Income Tax : Tax incentives for FDI are a double-edged sword. While they can bridge the gap in a country’s competitiveness in the short term,...
Corporate Law : Explains how SWAGAT-FI creates a unified digital entry point for FPIs by merging SEBI, FEMA, and AIF compliance, massively reducin...
Fema / RBI : The government allowed investments with up to 10% non-controlling beneficial ownership through the automatic route, easing restric...
Corporate Law : The Commerce Minister urged industry to embrace AI, data centres and clean energy to unlock a trillion-dollar opportunity by 2035,...
Corporate Law : Union Budget 2025-26 increases FDI limit in insurance to 100%, plans revamped KYC registry, and simplifies company merger processe...
Fema / RBI : Explore the latest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy amendments in Indias space sector. Understand the changes in caps, entry...
Corporate Law : CBI registers a case against a Delhi-based private company and its Director for alleged violations of FCRA provisions, involving u...
Fema / RBI : The government amended the FDI policy requiring investments from neighbouring countries to follow the government approval route an...
Corporate Law : The Government has permitted up to 100% foreign investment in Indian insurance companies and intermediaries under the automatic ro...
Corporate Law : Ministry of Defence released an updated Security Manual for Licensed Defence Industries (SMLDI), 2025, which supersedes 2014 versi...
Corporate Law : DPIIT allows Indian companies to issue bonus shares to existing non-resident shareholders in FDI-prohibited sectors, with no chang...
Corporate Law : From April 1, 2025, enterprises with investment over ₹125 Cr or turnover above ₹500 Cr can apply for IEM acknowledgment under ...
Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is implementing a Central Sector scheme- PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA (PMKSY) for overall growth and development of food processing sector including augmenting the preservation and processing capacity in the sector with off farm employment generation across the country.
The Government of India has reviewed the extant FDI policy on Petroleum & Natural Gas sector and has made the following amendment in the Consolidated FDI Policy Circular of 2020, as amended from time to time (FDI Policy):
India has gained an ill-reputation regarding its retrospective taxation laws in the past decade, especially due to the amendments made to Section 9 by the Finance Act, 2012. Retrospective operation of this amendment gave rise to three notable international tax disputes, namely the Vodafone International Holdings BV case, the Cairn Energy PLC case, and the […]
With expanding global economy, a number of countries, especially developing countries have become an investment hub for many multinational companies investing money in various industries ranging from capital intensive industries to service-providing industries.
Annual Return on Foreign Liabilities and Assets (FLA) Foreign Liabilities and Assets (FLA) Return is an Annual Return which is required to be submitted by those entities which have received FDI and/or made overseas investments in any of the previous years including the current year i.e., entities which have Foreign Assets or Liabilities in their […]
Friends, “Commendable work has been done in the year gone by both in the area of facilitation and enforcement with numerous cases of fraudulent dealers and ITC being registered. The enhanced revenue collection in recent months should now be the ‘new normal.”- Hon’ble Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. There are some other relevant changes in GST […]
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Confederation of All India Traders has made a Request for Strict action against foreign funded E- Commerce entities which are violating the FDI Policy in E-commerce and destroying small shops in the Country. Full Text of their representation is as follows:- Confederation of All India Traders Vyaper Bhawan 925/1, Naiwala, Karol Bagh, New Delhi-110005, Phone: […]
Government of India has reviewed the extant FDI policy on Insurance sector and has made the following amendments under the Consolidated FDI Policy of 2020, as amended from time to time (FDI Policy):
Summary: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) plays a significant role as a non-debt financial resource contributing to economic development, particularly in India since the economic reforms of 1991. Over time, India has liberalised its FDI framework, making it more transparent and investor-friendly, with most sectors now open under the automatic route without prior government approval. FDI […]
