Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revamped its FEMA compounding guidelines to make compliance simpler, fairer, and more efficient. Key updates in the amendment include the removal of penalty escalation for reapplications, the introduction...

Amidst the increasing demand for internalization into India (from foreign jurisdictions), the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on September 09, 2024, introduced an important regulatory change for amalgamation of foreign holding companies with their whol...

The Government of India through the Ministry of Finance recently notified key amendments to the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019 by easing out FDI-ODI swaps, relaxing norms for FPI investments and clarified investments i...

India's insurance sector is experiencing remarkable growth, poised to reach USD$ 222 billion by 2026 according to projections by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), positioning it as the sixth largest insurance market...

The DPIIT, through Press Note No. 1 of 2024, has amended the Consolidated FDI Policy Circular of 2020 to relax FDI upto 100% in the Indian space sector. These amendments will come into effect from the date of the FEMA notification. Through this alert...

The logistics sector is like the heartbeat of nations, keeping goods moving smoothly through various transportation modes like rail, road, sea, and air. A variety of players ensure goods move smoothly, from large private corporations and transportati...

In response to longstanding stagnation, the Karnataka state government, on February 03, 2024, notified the Karnataka Stamp (Amendment) Act 2023, revamping stamp duty rates for more than 50 legal instruments, including without limitation, power of att...

India's interim Union Budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 tabled on February 01, 2024, has charted a course that resonates with the nation’s commitment of strengthening supply chains and promoting economic growth. As the nation positions itself for ...

After land, water, and air, space is the next (last?) frontier that the sovereign states set to explore. The space race started from the launch of Sputnik I in 1957 for exploration and warfare, to now being pursued by private players for commercial p...

In a move to make India a hub for global capital flow, Gujarat International Finance Tech-City (“GIFT City”) was established by the Government of India in April 2015 near Gandhinagar, Gujarat, pursuant to the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (“...

With the dynamic and ever-evolving landscape of global markets in the post-pandemic world, global players are looking for new destinations to relocate their supply chains and manufacturing hubs. While each business has its own unique needs, India’s...

The term beneficial owner wasn’t defined under the Press Note 3 of 2020, and the FEMA (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019. Hence, there existed a dichotomy in the industry, as to the ownership threshold applicable to the said term. The PMLA Amendmen...

The Reserve Bank of India recently issued the Frequently Asked Questions to clarify certain positions under the Digital Lending Guidelines. The FAQs clarify the letter and spirit of the law to be followed by banks and non–banking financial companie...

Many Indian companies have historically used restructuring measures involving flipping or externalisation of their business and operations. Economic factors and legal regime, involving such structures have been extremely dynamic. While motivations to...

The Finance Bill, 2023 has introduced an amendment to the Angel Tax provisions under the Income tax Act, 1961 in relation to its applicability to non-residents. INDUSLAW’s Winnie Shekhar, Anantha Krishnan Iyer, and Rajat Jain discuss how the amendm...

On August 22, 2022, the Government of India through the Ministry of Finance and in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) notified the Foreign Exchange Management (Overseas Investment) Rules, 2022, Foreign Exchange Management (Overse...

On October 28, 2020, the DPIIT after a gap of 3 long years, unveiled the consolidated FDI Policy, 2020. While it seeks to consolidate the extant FDI regime and replaces the older policies, it does not overwrite the regime established by the Foreign E...

The Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) (Third Amendment) Rules, 2020[1] were introduced on July 27, 2020, which among other things, passes the baton from the government of India back to the RBI, for certain matters relating to FDI. IN...

On July 29, 2020, the Union Cabinet approved the National Education Policy 2020 (“NEP”), which replaces the 34 years old National Policy of Education, 1986. The objective of the NEP is to transform the country into a flourishing knowledge society...

The world is witnessing unprecedented times in light of the COVID-19 outbreak, which has led to countries across the globe adopting legal, political and economic measures which are equally unprecedented. In one such move, the Indian Government has, o...

With the growing uncertainty around the COVID-19 situation, parties have begun to evaluate what customarily gets built into transaction documents as a clause relating to material adverse effect or material adverse change ('MAE/MAC'). INDUSLAW's Sunee...

In furtherance of ease of doing business in India and in order to capture the changes which had been introduced by Press Note 4 of 2019, the Central Government on December 5, 2019, notified the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) (Amen...

The Foreign Exchange Management (Non-Debt Instruments) Rules, 2019 (the 'Rules'), the Foreign Exchange Management (Debt Instrument) Regulations, 2019 (the 'Debt Regulations'), and the Foreign Exchange Management (Mode of Payment and Reporting of Non-...

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On August 28, 2019, the Union Cabinet approved the proposal for amending certain provisions of the FDI Policy, suggesting relaxation of FDI norms for various sectors. INDUSLAW's Akhoury Winnie Shekhar, Jaidrath Zaveri and Nabarun Chandra Ray discuss.

With an aim to boost the economy, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs issued a notification to amend the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014, through which the rules for issue of equity shares with differential rights is liberalized, r...

In continuation of its efforts to simplify the existing ECB regime in India, the RBI issued a circular on July 30, 2019, through which it has relaxed the ECB end-use restrictions for corporates and NBFCs by permitting the use of ECB proceeds for work...

On December 26, 2018, the DIPP issued a press note to introduce key changes to the conditions applicable to e-commerce marketplace entities to receive FDI under the FDI Policy. This will come into force on February 1, 2019, and is likely to have swee...

The Reserve Bank of India (the "RBI"), on September 1, 2018, released a user manual (the "SMF Manual") to clearly set out the procedure for filing a single master form (the "SMF"), which it introduced on June 7, 2018, to integrate the existing report...

On August 27, 2018, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (the "DGCA"), under the Ministry of Civil Aviation (the "Aviation Ministry"), introduced regulations (the "Drone Regulations") to set out the civil aviation requirements for the operation ...

In June 2017, the Securities and Exchange Board of India ('SEBI') constituted a committee on corporate governance under the chairmanship of Mr. Uday Kotak, to improve standards of corporate governance of listed entities in India (the 'Kotak Committee...

The Ministry of Finance has announced minimum foreign direct investment ("FDI") limits applicable to unregulated or partially regulated investee entities under the Government approval route in the "other financial services" sector, by way of a press ...

In an attempt to clarify the position in relation to the law relating to cross-border mergers in India, the Reserve Bank of India (the 'RBI') has notified the Foreign Exchange Management (Cross Border Merger) Regulations, 2018 (the 'Regulations') . T...

In an attempt to simplify, consolidate and clarify the regulations relating to foreign direct investment ('FDI') in Indian entities by foreign investors, the Reserve Bank of India (the 'RBI') notified the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issu...

In an attempt to bring the reporting requirements relating to the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (the 'Act') in line with the recently-introduced Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of any Foreign Security) Regulations, 2017 (the 'N...

The Union Cabinet, on January 10, 2018, approved certain key amendments to the Consolidated FDI Policy Circular of 2017 (the 'FDI Policy'). The amendments aim to further liberalize and simplify the FDI Policy to create a more foreign investor-friendl...

By way of Press Note No. 1 of 2017, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (the 'DIPP') on August 28, 2017, released the consolidated foreign direct investment policy circular for 2017 (the '2017 FDI Policy') effective from August 28, 2017...