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 ...
As per Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data, total FDI inflow of US$ 74.01 billion has been reported in calendar year 2021 compared to US$ 87.55 billion in calendar year 2020.
In order to curb opportunistic takeovers/acquisitions of Indian companies due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Government amended the FDI policy vide Press Note 3(2020) dated 17.04.2020 whereby an entity of a country, sharing land border with India or where the beneficial owner of an investment into India is situated in or is a citizen of any […]
Since 18th April, 2020, 347 FDI Proposals have been received by the Government from countries sharing land border with India or where the beneficial owner of an investment into India is situated in or is a citizen of any such country. The value of investments proposed in the aforementioned proposals received by the Government is […]
Review of FDI Policy for permitting foreign investment in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and other modifications for further clarity of the existing FDI Policy.
SECTOR-SPECIFIC CONDITIONS ON FDI SERVICES SECTOR PART A FDI is permitted in Different Sectors like Agriculture, Mining and Petroleum & Natural Gas Manufacturing, Services Sector, Financial Services, and Other sectors such as Pharmaceuticals, etc., we will discuss sector-specific conditions specified in Services Sector. Also Read: Conditions on FDI in Construction Development, Industrial Parks & Satellites […]
OTHER CONDITIONS ON FDI DEFENCE 1. FDI up to 74% under automatic route shall be permitted for companies seeking new industrial licenses. 2. Infusion of fresh foreign investment up to 49%, in a company not seeking an industrial license or which already has Government approval for FDI in Defence, shall require mandatory submission of a […]
Exploration activities of oil and natural gas fields, infrastructure related to marketing of petroleum products and natural gas, marketing of natural gas and petroleum products, petroleum product pipelines, natural gas/pipelines, LNG Regasification infrastructure, market study and formulation and Petroleum refining in the private sector
FDI is permitted in Different Sectors like Agriculture, Mining and Petroleum & Natural Gas Manufacturing, Services Sector Financial Services, and Other sectors such as Pharmaceuticals, etc., we will discuss sector-specific conditions specified in Agricultural Sector here. Before going into detailed Discussion, let’s discuss in short the Prohibited Sectors under FDI, where FDI is not permitted […]
In India, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been an important source of funds, in this article, we will discuss the Eligible Investee Entities and the Instrument of Investments in detail. ELIGIBLE INVESTEE ENTITIES 1. India Company 2. Partnership Firm/Proprietary Concern 3. Trust 4. Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) 5. Investment Vehicle 6. Start-up Companies 7. Other […]
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is one of the important source of funds for developing countries like India. Economic liberalization started in India in the wake of the 1991 crisis and since then, FDI has steadily increased in the country. With the lowering tax rate for corporates and availability of skilled and cheap labour, India become global hub for businesses since last few years.
