Investment Treaty

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved an investment treaty with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that is likely to significantly boost bilateral economic engagement in a range of areas, including manufacturing and foreign direct investment (FDI).

India and the UAE have held discussions on creation of a mechanism for carrying out bilateral trade in national currencies, an official statement said today.

India has appealed on the grounds that taxation-related matters are not covered in its bilateral investment treaty with the United Kingdom under which the case was filed, and the arbitration tribunal does not have the jurisdiction to rule on the matter

In December, an arbitration body awarded the British firm damages of $1.2 billion plus interest and costs, after ruling India had breached its obligations to Cairn under the U.K.-India Bilateral Investment Treaty

In December, an arbitration body awarded the British firm damages of $1.2 billion plus interest and costs, after ruling India had breached its obligations to Cairn under the U.K.-India Bilateral Investment Treaty

Sridhar Ramachandran, from Grant Thornton Bharat, said that that the tax benefits related to capital gains & dividends would give Tesla benefits.

The international arbitration tribunal at the Hague had ruled that the Indian government's imposition of a tax liability on Vodafone was in breach of the investment treaty agreement between India and the Netherlands

India and Uzbekistan on Friday signed nine agreements to further broadbase cooperation in an array of areas even as they vowed to combat the threat of terrorism by "destroying" terrorist safe-havens, networks and funding channels.

India is examining the international arbitration decision on tax dispute with Vodafone over the Rs 20,000 crore tax claim. It is yet to be decided whether to challenge it in court, news agency Reuters has reported, quoting an un-named government official. Last month, an international arbitration tribunal in The Hague ruled that the imposition of a ...

India's chief guest at this year's Republic Day parade - Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro - arrives on January 24 for a four-day visit. With both the countries facing huge economic challenges, a bilateral investment treaty is high on the agenda, which will allow both the sides to promote and protect investments in the two nations.

Mauritius and Singapore are among the top sources of foreign direct investments into India and also account for a big chunk of total inflows into the country's capital markets.

Experts, however, said that Mauritius would continue to score over Cyprus as a better investment route at least in the initial two years of the treaty.

Thirty three per cent of the FDI came through the Mauritius route, apparently because the investors wanted to take advantage of India's double taxation avoidance treaty with the island nation.

Mauritius on Thursday expressed hope to remain one of the biggest investment routes to India post revision of the bilateral tax treaty, as the two nations move ahead with talks on trade liberalisation pacts.

The US today expressed willingness to have a bilateral investment treaty with India that will boost investor confidence and help increase size of bilateral trade.

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved an investment treaty with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that is likely to significantly boost bilateral economic engagement in a range of areas, including manufacturing and foreign direct investment (FDI).

India and the UAE have held discussions on creation of a mechanism for carrying out bilateral trade in national currencies, an official statement said today.

India has appealed on the grounds that taxation-related matters are not covered in its bilateral investment treaty with the United Kingdom under which the case was filed, and the arbitration tribunal does not have the jurisdiction to rule on the matter

In December, an arbitration body awarded the British firm damages of $1.2 billion plus interest and costs, after ruling India had breached its obligations to Cairn under the U.K.-India Bilateral Investment Treaty

In December, an arbitration body awarded the British firm damages of $1.2 billion plus interest and costs, after ruling India had breached its obligations to Cairn under the U.K.-India Bilateral Investment Treaty

Sridhar Ramachandran, from Grant Thornton Bharat, said that that the tax benefits related to capital gains & dividends would give Tesla benefits.

The international arbitration tribunal at the Hague had ruled that the Indian government's imposition of a tax liability on Vodafone was in breach of the investment treaty agreement between India and the Netherlands

India and Uzbekistan on Friday signed nine agreements to further broadbase cooperation in an array of areas even as they vowed to combat the threat of terrorism by "destroying" terrorist safe-havens, networks and funding channels.

India is examining the international arbitration decision on tax dispute with Vodafone over the Rs 20,000 crore tax claim. It is yet to be decided whether to challenge it in court, news agency Reuters has reported, quoting an un-named government official. Last month, an international arbitration tribunal in The Hague ruled that the imposition of a ...

India's chief guest at this year's Republic Day parade - Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro - arrives on January 24 for a four-day visit. With both the countries facing huge economic challenges, a bilateral investment treaty is high on the agenda, which will allow both the sides to promote and protect investments in the two nations.

Mauritius and Singapore are among the top sources of foreign direct investments into India and also account for a big chunk of total inflows into the country's capital markets.

Experts, however, said that Mauritius would continue to score over Cyprus as a better investment route at least in the initial two years of the treaty.

Thirty three per cent of the FDI came through the Mauritius route, apparently because the investors wanted to take advantage of India's double taxation avoidance treaty with the island nation.

Mauritius on Thursday expressed hope to remain one of the biggest investment routes to India post revision of the bilateral tax treaty, as the two nations move ahead with talks on trade liberalisation pacts.

The US today expressed willingness to have a bilateral investment treaty with India that will boost investor confidence and help increase size of bilateral trade.