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January 21, 2026

A Reset of India’s Export Import Rules

To promote ease of doing business in cross-border trade through simplified procedures and reduced compliance burdens, the Reserve Bank of India ("RBI"), on January 16......
RBI bank-funded M&A India
November 5, 2025
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RBI Opens the Doors to Bank-Funded M&A’s: Bo...

Recently, the Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") Governor, Mr. Sanjay Malhotra underscored the importance of enabling Indian banks to finance acquisitions by domestic corporates......
RBI Payment Aggregator Rules
October 8, 2025

An Analysis of the Reserve Bank of India’s Master...

On September 15, 2025, the Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") issued the Master Direction on Regulation of Payment Aggregators, 2025 ("Master Direction"), a framework governing both bank and non-bank entities engaged in the business of payment aggregation ("Payment Aggregators" or "PA")....
Digital Consent Management Pilot
June 24, 2025

A Step Towards Meaningful Consent: TRAI’s Digital...

On June 16, 2025, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India ("TRAI") launched a pilot project aimed at operationalising a new framework for digital consent management....
RBI Digital Lending Directions 2025
May 28, 2025
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Rewriting the Rules of Digital Lending: RBI Digital Len...

Digital lending in India has revolutionized the borrowing landscape by leveraging digital platforms like mobile apps and websites to offer quick, convenient and paperless loans....
Obhan Mason: RBI Payment Aggregator Draft
March 19, 2025
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The RBI Updated Master Directions on Foreign Investment...

On January 20, 2025, the Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") introduced significant updates to its master directions on foreign investment in India ("Master Directions"). This move aims to provide clarity on various regulatory aspects, particularly concerning downstream investments by Foreign-Owned or Controlled Companies. ......
Strengthen Payment Systems in India
February 18, 2025
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RBI’s New Framework to Strengthen Payment Systems...

Pursuant to the enactment of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 ("DPDP Act"), the personal data of a 'Data Principal' can be processed only in accordance with the DPDP Act and for a lawful purpose for which the Data Principal has given consent. This consent needs to be 'free, specific, informed, unconditional and unambiguous' with a clear affirmative action. ......
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January 1, 2025
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Examining the Draft Bill on Unregulated Lending Activit...

On December 13, 2024, the Ministry of Finance introduced the Banning of Unregulated Lending Activities (Draft) Bill ("Bill"). This Bill was based on a report submitted by the Reserve Bank of India's ("RBI") working group on digital lending. The Bill envisages the banning of all lending entities that are: (a) not authorized by the RBI or other regulators; and (b) not registered under any other law to undertake a public lending business activity. . . . ...
FPI to FDI reclassification India
December 18, 2024
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OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR RECLASSIFICATION OF FOREIGN P...

On November 11, 2024, the Reserve Bank of India ("RBI"), notified an operational framework for reclassification of Foreign Portfolio Investment ("FPI") to Foreign Direct Investment ("FDI") , once it exceeds the threshold percentage of 10% (ten percent) of the total paid-up equity capital (on a fully diluted basis) of an Indian company. ......

India’s New FDI SOP: A Push Towards Faster, Transparent and Digital Investment Appro...

India permits foreign direct investment ("FDI") through two principal modes; the automatic route, where no governmental approval is required, and the government route, wherein governmental approval is mandatory.

Selective Capital Reduction of Minority Shareholding: The Supreme Court Settles the Law

Indian company law, and its governance of the corporate transactions in the country, has been drafted in a manner that ensures protection of delicate balance between the rights of majority shareholders and the protection of minority shareholders.

A Brave New and Overlabelled World: The Proposed Changes To The Intermediary Guidelines

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has recently proposed several changes to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules...
intermediary accountability IT Rules

Revisiting Intermediary Accountability: An analysis of MeitY’s 2026 Draft Second Ame...

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (the "Ministry") has, through its recent draft amendments issued in March and April 2026 ("Draft Amendments") to the Information Technology...
Corporate Funds vs Personal Liabilities

Corporate Funds versus Personal Liabilities: The Supreme Court’s Clarification of th...

The Supreme Court's ("Court") decision in Satinder Singh Bhasin v. State (NCT of Delhi) ("Case"), constitutes a significant reaffirmation of the principle imposed by Section 185 of the Companies Act...
Corporate Laws Amendment Bill 2026

From Compliance Burden to Regulatory Agility: Key Highlights of the Corporate Laws Amendme...

The Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 ("Bill"), introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 23, 2026, marks another incremental and deliberate step in India's corporate law reform journey.
Legitimate uses DPDP Act India

Legitimate Uses: India’s Most Flexible and Most Misunderstood Ground for Processing

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 ("DPDP Act") introduces 'legitimate uses' as a lawful basis for processing personal data without consent.
OTT Accessibility Guidelines 2026 India

Toward Inclusive Streaming: Understanding India’s New OTT Accessibility Guidelines, ...

On February 6, 2026, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ("MIB") issued the Guidelines for Accessibility of Content on platforms of Publishers of Online Curated Content (OTT Platforms) for Persons ...
Semaglutide Patent Dispute in India

The Semaglutide Dispute in India: Clarifying the Anticipation vs. Obviousness Divide

A typical patent infringement matter plays out thus: the patent holder / plaintiff sues for patent infringement, along with an application for an interim injunction to stop the infringer ...