Funds investing through Mauritius face closer scrutiny of their treaty claims, making predictable tax treatment more important to their next Indian allocation.
Sangeeta Jain
Krishnadevan V
October 28, 2026 at 6:33 AM IST
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GIFT City was meant to be India's answer to Singapore and Dubai. In April-June, its banks held over $120 billion in assets, but fewer than 25,000 people work there
Ganga Narayan Rath and Chirayu Sharma
October 27, 2026 at 11:43 AM IST
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An FTA gives away tariff revenue and policy space in return for market access, investment and exports. India should publish the balance sheet of every such bargain, measure what it delivered and learn from it before negotiating the next one.
Srinath Sridharan
Arjun Raghavendra M.
September 30, 2026 at 5:47 AM IST
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At its core, the case exposes the State’s failure to balance two competing freedoms: the freedom of the State to tax, and the freedom of an investor to structure its investments in reliance on the rule of law.
Meghna Bal
February 5, 2026 at 8:29 AM IST
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