India: Export Controls & Trade & Investment Sanctions

India's foreign trade regulatory landscape is undergoing a major transformation with the introduction of the Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Goods and Services) Regulations, 2026...

The resurgence of geopolitical conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States has once again foregrounded the vulnerability of international commercial arrangements to external shocks. For Indian businesses engaged in cross-border trade, energy procurement, logistics, and manufacturing, the ripple effects of such a conflict ranging from disrupted shipping routes to sanctions and supply shortages, pose significant challenges to contractual performance.

Force Majeure, has gained its spot back on the front-page news once again within the same decade due to the ongoing war in West Asia. Last invoked at this scale during the pandemic, Force Majeure is no longer a boiler plate clause, many times overlooked at the time of signing of any contract.

On August 6, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) imposing an additional 25 percent tariff on imports from India in an effort to stop or curtail India's direct or indirect importation of Russian-origin oil.

On 5 August 2025, through Circular No. RBI/2025‑26/71, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) eased rules for Indian banks, enabling them to more easily facilitate trade settlement in Indian Rupees (INR)...

In our previous article, ‘Strengthening India's Export Controls: The Critical Role of Internal Compliance Programs', we examined the scope of SCOMET Law in India...

The year 2024 ended with a notification from India's Ministry of Commerce & Industry (‘MOC') that left many surprised. On 26 December 2024, the MOC implemented quantitative...

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued Public Notice No. 39/2024-25 on January 5, 2025...

The Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme (FMCS) is an essential program under the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), governed by the BIS Act, 2016, and the BIS...