By Matthew Goodman, Scott Kennedy, William Reinsch, Stephanie Segal & Jack Caporal — On January 15, President Donald Trump and China’s Vice Premier Liu He held a long-anticipated ceremony in the East Room of the White House to sign a…
By Richard Rossow — Status: Not Started — India’s business regulators use different formats for public review of draft regulations, often leaving little time for review and comments from stakeholders Medium Difficulty: With Opposition — Adopting a standardized cost-benefit analysis…
By Anit Mukherjee — Status: Not Started — Since the 1970s, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has stipulated that 40 percent of credit allocation for domestic and 32 percent for foreign commercial banks should be targeted towards agriculture, micro, small,…
Bihar plans special session to extend caste reservation for 10 years; Delhi to hold assembly election on February 8 with results on February 11; Haryana subsidizes electricity for horticulture-based industries; Maharashtra issues new rooftop solar regulations; Kerala assembly passes a…
By Arun Kumar Sharma — Status: Not Started — The current limit of six percent of the outstanding stock of government securities on foreign institutional investors announced on March 27, 2019 by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should be…
By Aman Thakker — Status: Not Started — India only allows 51 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail. Further, tough investment regulations targeting foreign investors in this sector have hampered foreign investments. High Difficulty: Legislation, Light Opposition —…
By Aman Thakker — Status: Not Started — Foreign direct investment (FDI) Policy last amended in June 2016 to allow 49 percent FDI; 100 percent FDI allowed based on government approval for cases where FDI “is likely to result in…
By Kriti Upadhyaya — Status: Incomplete — In 2017, the Union cabinet approved the formation of the rail development authority (RDA). This reform further requires an executive order, and an initial allocation of $6.9 million to set up the RDA.…
By Richard Rossow — Status: Not Started — With changes to India’s bilateral tax treaties with Mauritius and Singapore, India should be more comfortable outlining the real origins of FDI. Difficulty Level: Easy, No Legislation & No Opposition — Simply…
By Richard Rossow — Status: Not Started — On July 5, 2019, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the government’s intention to further hike the FDI cap from 49 percent. High Difficulty: Legislation, With Opposition — This reform requires legislative change. Insurance…