Resource Centre on FDI

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) refers to investment made by a person resident outside India in the capital instruments of an Indian company or LLP. FDI in India is regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and governed under the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019, along with the Consolidated FDI Policy issued by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). These regulations define sectoral caps, entry routes, and compliance obligations for foreign investors. Explore our article below to understand the key aspects and regulatory framework governing FDI in India.

Read Our Articles:

Date of PublicationTitleAuthor
01 February 2025Union Budget 2025: Key Highlights and Reforms focusing on Financial Sector EntitiesTeam Corplaw & Finserv
31 January 2025Downstream investment to be treated at par with FDITeam Corplaw
17 August 2024FEMA facilitates acquisition of foreign entity by Indian companies through cross border swapsVinita Nair & Prapti Kanakia
03 May 2024Trust, but verify: AIFs cannot be used as regulatory arbitrageVinita Nair & Lavanya Tandon
25 January 2024LEAP to listing: India permits direct listing of shares overseas through IFSCVinita Nair & Prapti Kanakia
07 October 2023The New FDI Policy – Mix Of Relief And Burden Of Additional Compliances And LimitationsSoma Bagaria & Nidhi Ladha
06 May 2022MCA amends format of Forms SH-4 and PAS-4 to insert declaration on compliance with Government approval requirement under FEMATeam Corplaw
15 April 2022Ministry of Finance notifies FEM (Non-Debt Instruments) (Amendment) Rules, 2022Team Corplaw
24 August 2021Increase in FDI Limit in Insurance CompaniesTeam Corplaw
19 November 2020RBI aligns list of compoundable contraventions under FEMA with NDI RulesBurhanuddin Dohadwala 
19 November 2020SOP for approval based foreign investmentTeam Corplaw
18 November 2020FDI Policy consolidated after 3 years: mismatches with NDI Rules remainBunny Sehgal
30 July 2020MoF enables RBI to issue directions, circulars for FDITeam Corplaw
28 June 2020MoF rolls out draft rules for foreign investment in Pension FundsAanchal Kaur Nagpal
25 June 2020RBI amends mode of payment and remittance norms for units of Investment vehiclesBurhanuddin Dohadwala & Aanchal Kaur Nagpal
28 April 2020MoF amends FDI norms for rights issue and insurance sectorTeam Corplaw
25 April 2020Introduction to FEMA (NDI) Rules, 2019 and recent amendmentsVinita Nair
18 April 2020India seals its borders to corporate acquisitionsVinita Nair
25 October 2019Regulation of equity inflows shifts from RBI to CGTeam Corplaw
09 September 2018Foreign Direct Investment in India: An overview of FEMA Regulations Vinita Nair
27 August 2018Foreign Entities getting into Payment Systems in IndiaVinita Nair, Vishes Kothari, Rajeev Jhawar & Simran Jalan
30 April 2018RBI liberalises ECB normsTeam Corplaw
30 April 2018FDI in financial services sector: restrictions brought back but for unregulated entitiesTeam Corplaw
31 March 2018RBI liberalizes FDI in crucial sectorsTeam Corplaw
17 March 2018Overview of FDI, ODI and ECBTeam Corplaw
27 January 2018DIPP favorably revisits crucial sectors: amends FDI PolicyTeam Corplaw
25 November 2017A Comparative Study- FDI Regulations 2017 vs 2000Team Corplaw
10 November 2017RBI revamps FDI RegulationsVinita Nair
10 November 2017RBI revamps FDI Regulations, revisits definitions of FDITeam Corplaw
01 September 2017DIPP issues Consolidated FDI Policy, 2017Team Corplaw
29 August 2017Brief of Amendments reflecting in FDI Policy, 2017Vinita Nair
03 July 2017DIPP rolls out new procedure for FDI approvalsTeam Corplaw
15 March 2017RBI liberalizes FDI conditions for LLPs by Vignesh IyerVignesh Iyer
10 March 2017RBI liberalizes FDI conditions for LLPsTeam Corplaw
30 December 2016RBI aligns FEMA regulations with Consolidated FDI policyTeam Corplaw
07 November 2016RBI amends FEMA regulations to allow 49% FDI under automatic route in Pension SectorTeam Corplaw
26 October 2016FDI Norms liberalized tremendously for ‘Other Financial Service Sectors’Team Corplaw
04 July 2016Revamping FDI Policy continues..Team Corplaw
13 June 2016Consolidated FDI Policy- a comparative analysisTeam Corplaw

Our YouTube videos on the same:

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Introduction to foreign investment rules & recent amendmentsVinita Nair
Lecture 4 | Foreign Direct Investment in India: An overview of FEMA Regulations | Power of 30 | VKCVinita Nair

Our Presentations:

TitleAuthor
Introduction to FEMA & FEMA (NDI) Rules, 2019Vinita Nair
Presentation on Secretarial Audit and other attestationsVinita Nair
Foreign Direct Investment in India: An Overview of FEMA RegulationsVinita Nair