Other Briefings
Key Considerations for Conducting Due Diligence in the Indian Market
With the government keen on attracting FDI and India representing a promising future as an emerging market, foreign investors must look at the key considerations while conducting due diligence in the Indian market. Read on to learn more about those aspects to help you make an informed decision.
India Market Watch: Technology Companies Identify India as a Top Market and BRICS Nations Negotiate Social Security Pact
In this week’s India Market Watch, we examine India’s performance as a top market for global technology firms, the biannual World Bank report that forecasts a steady GDP growth of 7.6 percent in 2016 for India, and a move by the BRICS nations to agree to a social security arrangement with each other.
Taxation of Job Work under the Model GST Law
The Model GST Law (MGL) enhances the scope of the category of ‘job work’ in India as it seeks to widen the country’s taxpayer base. This article examines the change in definition, clarifications for principal manufacturers, and calculation of input tax credit with respect to inputs sent for job work.
Crowdfunding and the Importance of Protecting Your Intellectual Property
Crowdfunding is becoming a popular and credible means of fundraising for innovators and startups across the world, including in India. This article highlights some of the risks involved and the countermeasures to be taken to protect the individual innovator or firm’s intellectual property rights.
India Regulatory Brief: Unified Railway and Union Budget, India’s Complex Retail Landscape, and GST Rules Update
In this week’s Regulatory Brief, we look at the merger announced of the annual railways and union budgets as well as the possible advancement of the budget preparation, examine the convoluted FDI policy in India’s retail sector, and highlight an update in the GST rules for e-commerce firms and cab aggregators.
Legal Alternatives: Arbitration in India
Investors looking to enter the Indian market might realize that settling disputes can be quite time consuming. While independent arbitration is developing in India, it provides a great alternative to the Courts, which remain overburdened. Learn more about the process in this article.
Getting Familiar with a ‘One Person Company’ (OPC) in India
The provision to establish a One Person Company or OPC was introduced in India’s Companies Act of 2013. Learn how the law works in India and the eligibility criteria included for the formation of such a company.
India Market Watch: Alibaba Consolidates B2B Commerce Platform in India and Russia Proposes Green Corridor with India
In this week’s Market Watch, we report on Alibaba’s consolidation of its business-to-business e-commerce platform in India, TRAI’s suggestions to improve radio audience measurement in India, and Russia’s proposal to establish a Green Corridor to enhance bilateral trade with India.
