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India's 2026 Tax Reforms For Foreign Investors In Government Securities: A Step Towards A More Competitive Sovereign Debt Market
In a significant move to deepen foreign participation in India’s sovereign debt market, the Government of India promulgated the Income-tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026 on 5 June 20261, introducing a comprehensive tax exemption for eligible foreign investors investing in Government securities. Effective retrospectively from 1 April 2026, the Ordinance exempts specified income arising from Government securities from withholding tax and long-term capital gains tax, thereby addressing one of the principal tax-related barriers to foreign investment in Indian debt markets.
India Tax
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King, Stubb & Kasiva
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DPDP Act And Rules 2025: The 2026 Compliance Milestones Businesses Can’t Afford To Miss
India’s data protection regime has moved well past the discussion stage. With the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (“DPDP Rules”) notified by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”) on 13 November 2025, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“DPDP Act”) now has a defined implementation roadmap, and 2026 is the year businesses should be using to prepare for substantive compliance.
India Privacy
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King, Stubb & Kasiva
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AI-Generated Content And Copyright Protection In India: Navigating Authorship, Ownership And Emerging Legal Challenges
Generative Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) has transformed the way content is created across industries, enabling users to generate text, images, music, software code and audiovisual content within seconds. While these technological advancements have unlocked new opportunities for businesses and creators, they have also raised fundamental questions concerning copyright ownership, authorship and the use of copyrighted works for training AI models.
India IP
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King, Stubb & Kasiva
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Contract Manufacturing Agreements Under India UK FTA: A Legal Guide For Chemical Businesses
Most of the commentary on the India–UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) has stayed focused on cars, textiles, and services. Chemicals rarely make the headline list. India already has real capability in specialty chemicals, agrochemicals, pharmaceutical intermediates, dyes, and pigments, and the UK brings a mature chemicals and life-sciences ecosystem with genuine demand on the other side.
India Commercial
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King, Stubb & Kasiva
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