| | Weekly business and foreign investment news roundup in Asia by Asia Briefing and Dezan Shira & Associates (An Ascentium Company). |
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| | | | Dezan Shira & Associates’ latest publication on India’s Income-tax Act, 2025, provides businesses across multiple entity structures, including wholly owned subsidiaries, domestic companies, one-person companies (OPCs), and LLPs, with key insights into the revised direct tax framework, associated compliance obligations, and broader strategic implications. | | | | | India’s new online gaming framework, effective May 1, 2026, introduces centralized regulation, mandatory game classification and registration, and stricter compliance and user protection standards for gaming platforms operating in the country. | | | | | India’s Safety of Household, Commercial and Similar Electrical Appliances (Quality Control) Order, 2026 mandates that 90+ categories of electrical appliances obtain BIS certification and carry the ISI mark before being sold in India, effective October 1, 2026. | | | | | India’s four labor code mandates that basic pay and dearness allowance together account for at least 50 percent of total remuneration, requiring employers to redesign salary structures and reassess payroll compliance obligations. | | | | | The India–New Zealand FTA, signed on May 27, 2026, is set to significantly expand bilateral trade by granting Indian exporters 100 percent duty-free access to New Zealand while opening new opportunities across manufacturing, services, investment, and workforce mobility. | | | | | Section 393 of the new Income-tax Act, 2025 replaces over 40 fragmented tax deducted at source (TDS) provisions with a single unified framework, marking a major shift toward standardized and digital-first tax compliance in India starting FY 2026-27. | | | | | The Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, at present referred to a 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for review, shifts routine corporate defaults in India toward civil penalties while strengthening scrutiny of auditors, directors, valuers, and related-party transactions. |
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COMPLIMENTARY BUSINESS RESOURCES: |  | | | | | India’s Next Growth Cycle: Sector Intelligence for Scalable Market Entry explores where global capital is concentrating in the country – from electronics and advanced manufacturing to renewables, EVs, and digital infrastructure – and how policy continuity and trade agreements are reshaping investor strategy. | | | | | This latest edition of An Introduction to Doing Business in India provides a clear, practical roadmap to navigating GST 2.0 reforms, the full rollout of the four Labor Codes, the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules 2025, and updates to incorporation processes, entity selection, audit requirements, and financial reporting. |
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