India: Government, Public Sector

Under the new framework, the beneficial ownership test will be applied at the level of the investor entity. Non-controlling beneficial ownership of up to ten percent from land bordering country investors will now be permitted...

The nominee shareholding arrangement is a structural constraint in a foreign owned Indian subsidiary. In a typical inbound investment scenario, a foreign parent company incorporates a wholly owned subsidiary in India. Since the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) mandates a minimum of two shareholders at the time of incorporation of a private limited company.

India has promised at the highest levels of government to make itself a premier place for international arbitration during the previous ten years. From various amendments to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to the establishment of institutional arbitration centres, India appeared to be prioritising arbitration as a method of resolving disputes.

The decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai v. M/s R.V. Anderson Associates Ltd. is a significant development in Indian arbitration jurisprudence. The Hon'ble Supreme Court has addressed a pertinent issue, i.e., whether a party

In an era where governments frequently recalibrate economic policies to balance growth and fiscal stability, the Supreme Court of India in State of Maharashtra v. Reliance Industries Ltd. & Ors. (2026)...

At the heart of India’s economic law enforcement framework is the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the primary agency responsible for investigating money laundering and economic offences. The ED’s expanding use of coercive powers over the last decade under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) has generated significant legal and constitutional debate.

In the March edition of Defence Dispatch, we lead with AI in warfare, looking at how the ongoing conflict in West Asia, the growing use of low-cost autonomous systems, and the public clash between Anthropic and the U.S.

On March 10, 2026, the Government of India announced a significant recalibration of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy governing investments from countries sharing a land border with India, namely, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, and Afghanistan (collectively, "LBC countries").

On March 10, 2026 the Indian government approved amendments to India’s FDI regime relating to investments from countries sharing a land border with India. These are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan.

Every time a new highway is announced, or a metro line gets the green signal, there's a wave of excitement faster commutes, reduced congestion, economic growth. The government holds press conferences. Banners go up. And then, somewhere down the line, years pass, cases pile up, and the infrastructure springs beneath the graveyard of taxed money.

In the March edition of Defence Dispatch, we lead with AI in warfare, looking at how the ongoing conflict in West Asia, the growing use of low-cost autonomous systems, and the public clash between Anthropic and the U.S.

India has promised at the highest levels of government to make itself a premier place for international arbitration during the previous ten years. From various amendments to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to the establishment of institutional arbitration centres, India appeared to be prioritising arbitration as a method of resolving disputes.