India: Inward/ Foreign Investment

This webinar gave foreign investors and their advisors an overview of a typical private equity deal cycle in India—from entry frameworks and structuring through regulatory approvals, due diligence, documentation, minority investor rights and exit routes.

Multinationals no longer choose where to invest on cost alone. As trade restrictions and geopolitical tensions reshape supply chains, the legal and regulatory framework of a host country has become part of the risk calculation, and India's framework both strengthens and complicates its case.

The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, ratified on 21 September 2026 and set to take effect on 20 October 2026, represents a landmark development in bilateral economic relations. This comprehensive analysis examines the Agreement's key provisions, including New Zealand's commitment to 100% duty-free market access for Indian exports, Rules of Origin requirements, service sector opportunities for Indian professionals and students, and New Zealand's pledge to facilitate USD 20 billion in investments into

On 23 July 2026, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, issued Press Note No. 3 (2026 Series) a document whose brevity belies the significance of what it achieves. In a little over two pages, the Government of India has quietly dismantled one of the most longstanding restrictions in its FDI policy architecture: the blanket prohibition on foreign investment in inventory-based e-commerce. The caveat, however, is precise and deliberate: the permission is confined exclusively to exports of goods manufactured or produced in India.

On July 21, 2026, India’s central bank (i.e., Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”)) published draft Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Investment) Rules, 2026 (“Draft Rules”). These Draft Rules will replace the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019 (“NDI Rules”) once notified.

India's Global Capability Centre (GCC) story has changed a great deal in recent years. What began as a way to move routine back-office and support work to India has grown into something far more strategic. GCCs today work on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, engineering, product development, research and development, finance and analytics and increasingly sit at the heart of their parent companies' global operations.

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (“DPIIT”), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, on 23.07.2026, issued Press Note No. 3 (2026 Series) (DPIIT F. No. P-15015/9/2025-FDI Policy) (“Press Note”) , reviewing the Foreign Direct Investment (“FDI”) policy applicable to the e-commerce sector.

Special Economic Zones offer export-oriented businesses and foreign investors a distinct fiscal and regulatory framework to operate in India. What tax exemptions, customs benefits, and compliance obligations apply to SEZ units under current law, and how have recent amendments reshaped the policy landscape for semiconductor manufacturing and domestic market sales?

India’s aviation sector is one of the fastest-growing in the world, and for the businesses driving it, working with the right aviation law firm in India has become as important as operational efficiency. Aviation legal and regulatory compliance in India now spans airport expansion, aircraft leasing and finance, cross-border repossession, foreign investment, drone technology and dispute resolution.