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An Update on the FDI Reforms

[The following guest post is contributed by Bhushan Shah and Neha Lakshman of Mansukhlal Hiralal & Company. The views expressed are personal.] After significant changes in the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy in November 2015, the Union Government through Press Note No. 5 (2016 Series) issued on 24 June 2016[1] announced further important changes to the FDI Policy. Changes introduced in...

Easy-commerce?

[The following guest post is contributed by Arup Pereira, who is a Principal Associate at J. Sagar Associates, Mumbai] The Government’s foreign direct investment (“FDI”) policy on retail trading in India encourages foreign companies and Indian companies with foreign investment to “Make in India”. At present, FDI is not permitted in an Indian company engaging in business to consumer (“B2C”) e...

Some Ambiguities in the Rules on Downstream Investments

[The following guest post is contributed by Ajay G. Prasad, who is a Senior Associate with Kochhar & Co, Bangalore. Views expressed in this post are personal and do not reflect the views of the firm.] Exchange control rules on downstream investment form an important aspect to consider in M&A transactions. As per the foreign direct investment policy (“FDI Policy”) of the Department of...

Press Note 3 of 2016: ‘Old wine in a new bottle’?

Press Note 3 of 2016 issued by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has had a mixed reception – e-commerce companies have largely remained silent, while some ‘brick and mortar’ retailers have welcomed the prohibition on influencing the price of goods amongst others. We believe that pending litigation and consultations with stakeholders have led the Government to issue the...

FDI Reforms in E-Commerce: What Do They Entail?

In a post on this Blog earlier this month, Satyajit Gupta and Saurabh Sharma elaborately discussed the background to the foreign direct investment (FDI) policy in the e-commerce sector. Ambiguities in the policy have not only given rise to uncertainties to players in the sector, but have also resulted in multiple rounds of litigation. As they demonstrate, the dominant e-tailers have gravitated...

FDI in retail: Rising demand for a ‘level playing field’

  This article was jointly authored by Satyajit Gupta (Principal, Corporate M&A, Advaita Legal) and Saurabh Sharma (Associate, Corporate M&A, Advaita Legal) and appeared in the Nov 2015 – Jan 2016 issue of Sameeksha, the firm’s newsletter. Birth of e-commerce business India, as a nation, has gone through a phenomenal change since the advent of 2000s – something...

FDI in Marketplace Model – New Proposal for E-commerce

[The following guest post is contributed by Ananya Banerjee, a 5th Year Student of University of Calcutta, Department of Law] Press Trust of India has reported on February 9, 2016 that the government is considering permitting 100% FDI in the marketplace model of e-commerce to attract more foreign investments. It was already expected that the Government would soon come up with a proper definition...

Easing Investor Exit in the Construction Development Sector: A Loss for Domestic Infrastructure?

[The following guest post is contributed by Abhinav Kumar, who is a 5th Year, B. A. LL. B (Hons.) student at NLU, Jodhpur] The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (“DIPP”) issued Press Note 12 (“PN12”) in November, being the last of the 2015 series. Titled “Review of FDI policy on various sectors”, PN12 brought sweeping changes to the FDI regime pertaining to around 15 sectors...

Major FDI Reforms: A Snapshot

[The following guest post is contributed by Bhushan Shah & Labdhi Shah from Mansukhlal Hiralal & Company] The Government last week issued a Press Note announcing reforms (“Reforms“) in 15 major sectors in respect of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The objective of the Government is to ease the process of foreign investments in the country and bring substantial...

Insurance Companies: IRDA Seeks Control in Indian Hands

[The following post is contributed by Vinod Kothari of Vinod Kothari & Co. He may be contacted at [email protected]] The issue of ownership and control of insurance companies in India has been in a state of flux since early this year. While the intent of the Government was clear – to permit FDI up to 49% in the insurance sector – the Rules framed by the Ministry of Finance in February...

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