In order to promote investment in India, the Government designs
investor- friendly policies. One of the modes of Investment in
India is through Foreign Portfolio Investment (hereinafter referred
to as "FPI"). These investments are highly liquid and
indicate the indirect control of the investor in the management.
The FPI are made by a person resident outside India through capital
instruments. It involves buying and selling of shares, convertible
debentures of Indian companies, and units of domestic mutual funds
at any of the Indian stock exchanges.
FPI laws in India
In India, FPI are governed under the provisions of the
Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 as well as the
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio
Investors) Regulations, 2014. The authority monitoring the
guidelines for FPI regulation is the Securities and Exchange Board
of India (hereinafter referred to as "SEBI").