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Indian Aviation Outlook – 2026

The Indian aviation sector continued to grow stronger in the year 2025, supported by increased capital commitments and large-scale infrastructure development.

India Transport

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BTG Advaya

TPM Consultants: March 2026 - Key Highlights

India and the USA announce framework for Interim Agreement (07 Feb) Earlier this month, India and the USA announced the framework for Interim Agreement regarding reciprocal and mutually beneficial trade.

India International

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TPM Consultants

Episode 7: Moving India Faster | Transforming India: The Road To 2047 (Video)

The discussion also highlights how policy changes, technological advancements, and sustainable practices are being implemented to reduce logistical costs, improve efficiency, and ensure a greener future for India.

India Transport

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JSA

Hangar To Horizon: The Aviation Push In Budget 2026

The Union Budget 2026 marks a decisive policy shift for the aviation and aerospace sector by placing manufacturing, MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul), and supply-chain localization at the centre of growth strategy.

India Transport

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Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Defence Dispatch - January 2026

India Government

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Ikigai Law

Data Privacy Risks For Aviation, Travel, And Hospitality Businesses Under India's DPDP Regime: Passenger Data, Surveillance And Global Compliance

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King, Stubb & Kasiva

The Protection Of Interests In Aircraft Objects Rules, 2026

India Transport

AP

AZB & Partners

Lease Airrafts And Their Taxability In India : Sunflower Aircraft Leasing Limited v. Assistant Commissioner Of Income Tax

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Acuity Law

Aviation Contracts And The Silent Role Of DGCA

India Transport

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Aviation Round -Up 2025

India Transport

AP

AZB & Partners

IndiGo Flight Cancellations: What Indian Law Says About Airline Obligations And Passenger Rights

India Transport

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Aarna Law

Personal Flight Refunds Don't Fly As Commercial Disputes: Chand Mehra v British Airways PLC*

India Litigation

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Tuli & Co

The Soaring Reach Of Trademark Protection In The Aviation Industry

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LexOrbis

Turbulence Ahead: Delhi High Court Ruling Classifies Pilots As 'Workmen'

India Employment

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Dentons Link Legal

India-US Trade Deal: Recent Developments, Impact And What Lies Ahead

India International

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Khaitan & Co LLP

The Post India–EU FTA Era: A Strategic Inflection Point For European Companies In India

Worldwide Commercial

IMC Group

Towards A New Era: RBI's Transformative Amendments To India's External Commercial Borrowings Landscape

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Khaitan & Co LLP

The Final Verdict: Tenancy Vs. Ownership (Video)

India Real Estate

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IndiaLaw LLP

JIO-Blackrock Joint Venture: Reshaping Investment Landscape

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Acuity Law

The Cockpit Verdict: Redefining 'Workman'

The Division Bench of the Hon'ble Delhi High Court, comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar, delivered a significant judgment...

India Employment

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Ikigai Law's Comments On The Civil Drone (Promotion And Regulation) Bill, 2025

On 16 September, the Ministry of Civil Aviation published the draft Civil Drone (Promotion and Regulation) Bill, 2025 for public consultation. This post provides Ikigai Law's comments on the Draft Civil Drone Bill.

India Transport

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Ikigai Law

Decarbonizing Indian Aviation – Legal Landscape For Sustainable Aviation Fuel In India

The aviation sector relies heavily on conventional fossil-based jet fuels which have significant emissions, particularly in the form of greenhouse gases ("GHG").

India Transport

AP

AZB & Partners

Drone Regulatory Developments In India: Insights For Decision-Makers

Over the past decade, drones have steadily evolved from experimental gadgets to mainstream commercial tools.

India Transport

White And Brief Advocates And Solicitors

Aviation Newsletter | August 2025

India Transport

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Dentons Link Legal

Drone Law In India: Legal Framework And Regulatory Overview

India Transport

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Athena Legal

Tech Ticker Issue 70 — September 2025

India Technology

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Ikigai Law

Summary: The Civil Drone (Promotion And Regulation) Bill, 2025

India Transport

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Ikigai Law

The Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024 – A New Era For Civil Aviation In India

India Transport

Chitale & Chitale Partners

ITAT Mumbai Clarifies: MLI Provisions Require Separate Notification To Be Enforceable

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Nexdigm Private Limited

TPM Newsletter: September 2025 - Key Highlights

India International

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TPM Consultants

Legal Frameworks For Emerging Aviation Technologies And Liability

India Transport

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

MLI Provisions Unenforceable Without Separate Notification: Mumbai ITAT Rejects Tax Authority's Attempt To Deny DTAA Benefit Using Principal Purpose Test

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Alvarez & Marsal

Resolving The Conflict Between India's Insolvency Code And The Cape Town Convention

India Insolvency

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Khurana and Khurana

TPM Newsletter: September 2025 - Key Highlights

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade has amended the Import Policy Condition and imposed Minimum Import Price (MIP) of INR 67,220 per MT on Cost...

India International

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TPM Consultants

Legal Frameworks For Emerging Aviation Technologies And Liability

The aviation industry is undergoing a seismic shift and transformation. Once dominated by the manned aircrafts and centralized air traffic control, the 21st century skies are now shared...

India Transport

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

MLI Provisions Unenforceable Without Separate Notification: Mumbai ITAT Rejects Tax Authority's Attempt To Deny DTAA Benefit Using Principal Purpose Test

The Mumbai Bench of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal (the ‘ITAT') in Sky High Appeal XLIII Leasing Company Limited (‘Taxpayer') delivered a significant ruling in favour of the appellant...

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Alvarez & Marsal

Resolving The Conflict Between India's Insolvency Code And The Cape Town Convention

This blog examines the legal and practical challenges arising from the disconnect between India's Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) and its commitments under the Cape Town Convention.

India Insolvency

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Khurana and Khurana

New Space Race: Indian States Breaking Orbit

India Government

KC

Khaitan & Co LLP

Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) Certificate And Licence Rules, 2025: A Comprehensive Overview

The aviation industry is highly regulated to ensure safety and efficiency. One such set of regulations is the "Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) Certificate and Licence Rules...

India Media & IT

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IndiaLaw LLP

India Aviation Update

India has emerged as the world's third-largest domestic aviation market, driven by rapid growth in passenger numbers and transformational policy interventions...

Worldwide Transport

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BTG Advaya

International Space Law: A Comprehensive Analysis

International Space law is a body of legal frameworks, rules, regulations, treaties, and principles that govern the activities of nations in outer space.

India Transport

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Khurana and Khurana

Aviation Newsletter | April 2025

In this April 2025 edition of our newsletter, we bring you a concise analysis of the rapid growth in India's civil aviation sector, now the world's third-largest domestic market.

India Transport

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Dentons Link Legal

Aircraft Leasing Business In GIFT City: A Quick Guide

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Tuli & Co

Ministry Of Civil Aviation Invites Comments On Draft Aircraft (Investigation Of Accidents And Incidents) Rules, 2025 By 30th June, 2025

India Transport

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Lexplosion Solutions Private Limited

Breaking Moratorium Shackles: Will India's 2025 Aircraft Objects Act Reshape The Aviation Finance Landscape For Good?

India Transport

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Kings & Alliance LLP

India's Aviation Sector: Balancing Leasing And Insolvency

India Transport

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Khurana and Khurana

Amendment To FMC Rules: Use Of In-flight Wi-Fi On Domestic Flights

India Transport

AP

Alpha Partners

Aviation Newsletter | March 2025

India Transport

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Dentons Link Legal

GST On Transport: Rates, HSN Code & Freight Charges

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Vakilsearch

Aviation Newsletter | February 2025

India Transport

DL

Dentons Link Legal

Aviation Newsletter January 2025

Worldwide Transport

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Dentons Link Legal

Aviation Newsletter | December 2024

India Transport

DL

Dentons Link Legal

Regulatory Compliance | January 2025

India Compliance

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Dentons Link Legal

Aviation Newsletter | November 2024

India Transport

DL

Dentons Link Legal

Government Continues Modernization Efforts And Enhancement Of Indigenisation In Defense Sector

India Transport

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Ernst & Young

Indian Aviation Outlook – 2025

India Transport

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BTG Advaya

Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024

India Transport

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JSA

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Episode 7: Moving India Faster | Transforming India: The Road To 2047 (Video)

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JSA

Webinar: Drone Regulations: First Step Towards Commercial Use (March 26, 2019) (Video)

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Nishith Desai Associates

The New Drone Policy (Jan 15, 2019) (Video)

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Nishith Desai Associates

Round Table : Will Drones Ever Fly In India? (Main Session) Part I – 01:35 Hrs (Video)

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Nishith Desai Associates

Indian Aviation Sector (Oct 01, 2016) - Video

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Nishith Desai Associates

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