| | Weekly business and foreign investment news roundup in Asia by Asia Briefing and Dezan Shira & Associates. |
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| | | | In a major judgment, the Supreme Court reaffirmed India's substance-over-form approach, holding that tax treaty benefits may be denied under the General Anti-Avoidance Rules even where valid tax residency certificates exist. | | | | | India has cancelled the 2024 Machinery and Electrical Equipment Safety (Omnibus Technical Regulation) Order, which was set to be in force from October 1, 2026. The decision followed industry concerns around compliance costs, supply bottlenecks, and limited domestic availability of advanced machinery. | | | | | India is on the cusp of formalizing a free trade agreement with the European Union (EU) on January 27, 2026. The deal will expand access for Indian exporters across the 27 member bloc and overall create a market of 2 billion people. | | | | | The central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh is positioning itself as an attractive destination for foreign investment across manufacturing, infrastructure, and renewable energy, backed by industrial incentive policies launched in 2025. | | | | | As India approaches the Union Budget 2026, capital expenditure, digital public infrastructure, and private investment mobilization remain central to policy discussions. Technology stakeholders across fintech, SaaS, and AI are hoping for more sops and spending. | | | | | India’s manufacturing climate is gradually strengthening on the back of policy reforms, regulatory easing, and mega infrastructure investments. We look at the findings of Dezan Shira & Associates' Asia Manufacturing Index (AMI) 2026 and juxtapose them with developments on the ground. | | | | | India’s transition to a unified labor code framework in 2025 marks a structural shift toward standardized definitions, centralized registrations, and digital compliance. These reforms are reshaping the M&A landscape, as labor obligations increasingly factor into valuation, due diligence, and transaction structuring. |
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COMPLIMENTARY BUSINESS RESOURCES: |  | | | | | 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. | | | | | This 2026 edition of An Introduction to Doing Business in China provides practical guidance to help investors and executives navigate China’s evolving business environment with confidence. |
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