[Live] Navigating FDI & Cross-Border Structuring Amid Trade Tensions & Supply Chain Realignment (Video)

The Reserve Bank of India has introduced comprehensive new regulations consolidating the entire export-import framework, set to take effect from October 2026.

The Central Boilers Board (“CBB”), under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (“DPIIT”), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has notified the Indian Boiler Regulations, 2026 (“IBR 2026”) under the Boilers Act, 2025.

The 2026 Regulations are primarily principle-based and are intended to promote ease of doing business, especially for small exporters and importers. They are also intended to empower Authorised Dealers (‘AD’) to provide quicker and more efficient service to their customers.

On 2nd May 2025, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, through its Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), issued a significant notification prohibiting the import...

The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, which was signed on 27th April 2026, will enter into force on 20th October 2026. With effect from such date, tariffs on textiles, apparel, leather, footwear, engineering goods, and processed foods, exported from India to New Zealand will be eliminated.

The European Union's 2026 Steel import Regulation marks a fundamental shift from temporary trade safeguards to permanent industrial policy, dramatically reducing tariff-free quotas by 47%, doubling out-of-quota duties to 50%, and introducing stringent 'melt and pour' traceability requirements. This transformation raises critical questions about whether traditional distinctions between trade remedies and industrial policy are disappearing, with significant implications for major steel exporters like India.

India and the European Union (EU) concluded talks on the much-awaited Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on 27 January 2026, following 14 rounds of negotiations relaunched in 2022. The conclusion was jointly announced by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, with the latter describing the agreement reached as the “mother of all deals”.India and the European Union (EU) concluded talks on the much-awaited Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on 27 January 2026, following 14 rounds of negotiations relaunched in 2022. The conclusion was jointly announced by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, with the latter describing the agreement reached as the “mother of all deals”.

The Hague convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters was signed on 15 November 1965.

On January 13, 2026, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) notified the Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Goods and Services) Regulations, 2026, which shall come into force on October 01, 2026 (2026 Regulation).

India and Korea commence 2026 amidst intensified trade enforcement, realignment of supply chains, and ongoing negotiations for the upgrade of the CEPA.

AI regulation does not always arrive in the form of a dedicated AI statute. More often, it enters through privacy law. On April 7, 2026, the Japanese Cabinet approved a bill to amend Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information (“APPI”). The Diet passed the amendment on July 10, 2026, and it was promulgated on July 17, 2026 as Act No. 56 of 2026; the amendment is now enacted but not yet in force, with its main provisions taking effect on a date to be fixed by Cabinet order no later than mid-2028.

The Hon’ble Supreme Court, in Parvinder Singh v. Directorate of Enforcement, 2026 SCC OnLine SC 903, has delivered an important judgment concerning the applicability of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (“BNSS”) to proceedings initiated by the Directorate of Enforcement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (“PMLA”).

The Delhi High Court's landmark ruling in Telegram FZ LLC v. Union of India addresses whether Section 69A of the IT Act permits the government to block an entire platform rather than specific content. Following the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak scandal, where fraudulent channels circulated fake exam papers affecting millions of aspirants, the court upheld the Centre's power to impose a platform-wide ban on Telegram, sparking intense debate about the boundaries between examination integrity and digital censorship.

With the rapid expansion of healthcare services and the adoption of advanced medical practices, the volume of biomedical waste being generated has seen a significant rise.

Chanakya, the ancient Indian strategist and author of the Arthashastra, taught that an opponent is overcome through four means: sama (persuasion), dana (inducement), bheda (division) and danda (force). The contest for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is a modern illustration of all four. Netflix made the first offer and signed a merger agreement with WBD, yet Paramount played each of its cards with care.

Structuring an acquisition carries real consequences for control, liability, tax treatment, and continuity of a target’s contracts and licenses. The reverse triangular merger (“RTM”), or reverse subsidiary merger, is among the most widely used structures in USA M&A practice for the way it treats the target after closing.

On 20 May 2025, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) issued revised Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), providing essential clarifications to the updated merger control framework...

On 8 May 2025 the Reserve Bank of India issued the Reserve Bank of India (Digital Lending) Directions, 2025, a single rule-book that repeals and folds into itself every...

The Supreme Court has delivered a pivotal judgment on banking liability under consumer protection law, examining whether banks can be held liable for deficiency in service when they fail to present deposited cheques within their validity period. This case arose from civil appeals filed by Canara Bank challenging the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission's ruling that found the bank guilty of service deficiency.

India's new Income Tax Act will fundamentally transform how income is assessed starting from Financial Year 2026-27, replacing the decades-old Income Tax Act of 1961. Understanding the transitional provisions and how proceedings will be handled across the old and new regimes is crucial for taxpayers and professionals navigating this historic legislative change.