India rewrites China FDI rulebook with 'securonomics' pivotIndia has recently revised its foreign investment policies for countries that share a land border, as detailed in Press Note 2 of 2026. Dep...
Exports diversification drive adds $202 million to kitty in FY26India's exports expanded significantly last fiscal year. New product and country combinations generated over $200 million in new trade. Shi...
From axles to rare earth: India draws up list of 100 products it still can't make enough ofIndia is set to boost its manufacturing sector by identifying around 100 products for domestic production. This initiative aims to reduce r...
Portugal eyes bigger role in India’s infrastructure, manufacturing push as trade ties deepenPortugal's Minister of State for Economy, João Rui Ferreira, expressed readiness to contribute to India's infrastructure goals, highlightin...
Govt has eased FDI norms for foreign cos having small Chinese/Hong Kong stake: An explainerIndia has eased Foreign Direct Investment rules for companies with up to ten percent Chinese or Hong Kong shareholding. These firms can now...
Telcos test waters with smaller tariff hikes before big oneBharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio are changing their prepaid plans. Airtel has increased prices and added streaming subscriptio...
Excluding investments in Reliance Jio, FDI in Indian telecom sector now at all-time lowDigital company Jio Platforms, which also houses telecom business Jio Infocomm and e-commerce venture JioMart, is the 67% controlled subsid...
Telecom FDI falls sharply to $2.66 billion in FY19 vs over $6.21 billion in FY18The quantum and nature of FDI inflows, he said, depends on many factors, and “no specific reasons” may be attributed for increase or decrea...
Trai wants FDI in Indian telecom sector to growWe are looking forward to make business process easier by eliminating multiple clearance process that will also help in bringing more FDI i...
Department finalising policy initiatives to attract FDI, says telecom secretary M.F. FarooquiTelecom Secretary M.F. Farooqui says Telecom Department Finalising Policy Initiatives to Attract FDI.
DIPP holds preliminary talks on hiking FDI capsThe DIPP held first round of consultations on the proposal to raise FDI ceilings in different segments, during which representatives of the...
DoT for home, and defence ministry views on raising telecom FDI capThe Department of Telecom (DoT), is understood to be against raising FDI cap in the sector to 100 per cent due to security concerns
- Hold On: Existing telcos can have foreign chiefs
The current stipulations in telecom FDI norms, disallowing a foreigner to be appointed CEO/CTO of a company and making it mandatory for tel...
- Telecom FDI guidelines shortly
Foreign Direct Investment guidelines for the telecom sector will be issued shortly, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
- FIPB to fine-tune norms for 74% FDI in telecom
The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) is in the process of fine-tuning the 74% FDI (foreign direct investment) norms for telecom se...
- Telecom FDI cap to keep out non-promoter equity
The department of telecommunication (DoT) is likely to distinguish between promoter-owned and non-promoter-owned investment companies for c...
- GoM to take up telecom FDI cap step-up
The group of ministers (GoM) on foreign direct investment (FDI) will consider a proposal to relax the sectoral cap applicable to telecom se...