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Aneeshwar Kunchala Wins Junior Jane Goodall Earth Medal

Aneeshwar Kunchala: The Indian-Origin Young Conservationist Inspiring a Generation At 11, UK-based wildlife presenter Aneeshwar Kunchala has been named the first recipient of the Junior Jane Goodall Earth Medal. Inspired by a classroom lesson…

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Tushar Kumar: UK’s Youngest Indian-Origin Mayor at 23

Tushar Kumar: From Rohtak to the Mayor’s Office in Britain at 23 Born in Haryana and raised in Britain, Tushar Kumar became mayor of Elstree and Borehamwood at 23, while his mother, Parveen Rani,…

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Five Indian-Origin Experts Elected to US National Academy of Medicine

Five Indian-Origin Experts Elected to US National Academy of Medicine for Contributions to Health and Science Five Indian-origin experts working across public health, healthcare policy, cardiovascular genetics, biomedical engineering and neuroscience have been elected…

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India–Netherlands Farm Partnership: Technology and Opportunities

India–Netherlands Farm Partnership: Can Dutch Innovation Help Indian Farmers Grow More with Less? India and the Netherlands are deepening agricultural cooperation through horticulture centres, seed-sector collaboration and advanced farming technology. The opportunity is significant,…

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Why India Must Build Its Own Global Technology Companies

India Must Build Its Own Tech Giants: From Digital Dependence to Technological Power India has the engineers, entrepreneurs, digital infrastructure and market scale to create globally competitive technology companies. But building credible alternatives to…

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Rakesh Gangwal’s 400 Crore IIT Kanpur Medical School Commitment

Rakesh Gangwal’s ₹400 Crore IIT Kanpur Commitment: How an Indian-American Entrepreneur Is Investing in India’s Next Generation of MedTech IndiGo co-founder and IIT Kanpur alumnus Rakesh Gangwal has committed a total of ₹400 crore…

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Pawan Kumar Chandana: The Indian Entrepreneur Taking Private Space Global

Pawan Kumar Chandana: The Indian Space Entrepreneur Taking Private Rockets Global After spending years inside ISRO, Pawan Kumar Chandana helped build Skyroot Aerospace into a private launch company capable of reaching orbit. Vikram-1’s July…

Indian Founders Abroad: 205 Unicorns and 0 Billion in Value

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Indian Founders Abroad: 205 Unicorns and $560 Billion in Value

The Indian Talent Behind 205 Unicorns Abroad: What $560 Billion Really Says About the Global Diaspora Indian founders who grew up in India are behind 205 current and former unicorns outside the country, with…

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Australia Visa Biometrics in India: New Rules Explained

Australia Expands Visa Biometrics in India: What Applicants Need to Know From 26 October 2026, people lodging new Australian visa applications in India may be asked to provide fingerprints and a facial image. The…

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Sir Shankar Balasubramanian Wins 2026 Wolf Prize in Chemistry

Sir Shankar Balasubramanian: The Indian-Born Scientist Behind a DNA Sequencing Revolution Born in Chennai and based at the University of Cambridge, Sir Shankar Balasubramanian has helped reshape modern genomics. His 2026 Wolf Prize in…

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Raji Doshi: Indian-American Teen Wins 3M Science Challenge

Raji Doshi: How a 13-Year-Old Indian-American Scientist Is Taking on Ocean Acidification Raji Doshi, a 13-year-old student from Farmington, Connecticut, has won the 2026 3M Young Scientist Challenge and its US$25,000 grand prize. Her…

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Navi Pillay Wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize: Her Indian Heritage

Navi Pillay Wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize: The South African Jurist of Indian Tamil Heritage Who Took the Fight for Justice Global Born into an Indian Tamil family under apartheid in South Africa, Navanethem…

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Preeti Sivasankar: From India to Purdue Pharmacy Leadership

Preeti Sivasankar: The India-Trained Scientist Taking the Helm of Purdue’s College of Pharmacy From studying audiology and speech rehabilitation at the University of Bombay to leading research innovation at Purdue University, Preeti Sivasankar has…

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Geeta K. Swamy: Indian-American Physician Named Boston University Dean

Geeta K. Swamy: The Indian-American Physician-Scientist Taking Women’s Health Leadership to Boston University After more than two decades at Duke University, physician-scientist Geeta K. Swamy will become the 19th dean of Boston University’s Chobanian…

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Swapna Reddy: Indian-American Lawyer Using Tech to Help Asylum Seekers

Swapna Reddy: The Indian-American Lawyer Using Technology to Change How Asylum Seekers Navigate U.S. Immigration A daughter of Indian immigrants, Harvard-trained technologist and Yale-trained lawyer, Swapna Reddy has helped build the Asylum Seeker Advocacy…

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Vilas Dhar: The Indian-American Shaping Global AI Governance

Vilas Dhar: The Indian-American Shaping the Global Debate on AI, Power and Public Good As governments and technology companies compete to define artificial intelligence, Vilas Dhar is arguing that the bigger contest is about…

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Rahul Agarwal: Indian Designer’s Shark Tank USA Deal

From Ahmedabad to American Television: How Rahul Agarwal Rethought the Everyday Spoon Indian-origin designer Rahul Agarwal secured a reported US$350,000 investment deal on Shark Tank USA for Polygons, a company that turns six conventional…

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India–New Zealand FTA: Visa, Trade and Student Benefits

India–New Zealand FTA Takes Effect: What Indian Exporters, Professionals and Students Need to Know The India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement entered into force on 20 October 2026, opening duty-free access for Indian goods across…

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Mahindra Global Acquisitions: How India Built an International Auto and Farm Business

Mahindra’s Global Journey: How an Indian Automaker Built — and Refined — Its International Portfolio From Italian automotive design and Turkish tractors to South Korean SUVs and Finnish harvesters, Mahindra’s overseas expansion has been…

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HCLTech–Anthropic Partnership: India’s AI Opportunity

HCLTech–Anthropic Partnership: Can Indian IT Firms Become the Global Operators of Enterprise AI? HCLTech’s new partnership with Anthropic aims to bring Claude-powered AI agents into enterprise software, cybersecurity and IT operations. For international clients…

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Wipro Consumer Care: How an Indian FMCG Business Went Global

Wipro Consumer Care’s Global Beauty Strategy: How an Indian FMCG Business Built a Multinational Brand Portfolio From the British heritage of Yardley and Singapore-based LD Waxson to Malaysia’s Safi and the Philippines’ Splash, Wipro…

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Apollo Tyres and Vredestein: How an Indian Tyre Maker Went Global

Apollo Tyres and Vredestein: How an Indian Tyre Maker Built a European Manufacturing and Technology Footprint Apollo Tyres’ 2009 acquisition of Dutch tyre maker Vredestein was more than an Indian company buying a European…

Global Business & Opportunity

Tata Group: How India Built a Global Corporate Empire

Tata’s Global Bet: How an Indian Conglomerate Turned Foreign Brands Into a Two-Way Bridge Between India and the World From Tetley in Britain and Daewoo Commercial Vehicles in South Korea to Corus and Jaguar…

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Diageo and United Spirits: How India Became a Global Spirits Powerhouse

Diageo and United Spirits: How a Global Spirits Giant Rewired India’s Liquor Market Diageo’s acquisition of control in United Spirits transformed the relationship between a British multinational and India’s largest spirits business. More than…

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INS Samarthak: India’s Indigenous Multi-Purpose Naval Ship

INS Samarthak: How India’s New Multi-Purpose Naval Ship Advances Indigenous Defence Technology Commissioned at Karwar on 16 October, INS Samarthak is designed to support maritime surveillance, weapons trials, autonomous systems and disaster relief. Its…

Global Defence & Security

India’s 151 Crore YETI Drone Project and Global Potential

India’s ₹151 Crore YETI Drone Project: Could It Open New Global Logistics Markets? Government-backed funding for Mumbai-based ideaForge aims to advance a heavy-lift autonomous aircraft capable of carrying up to 200 kg over a…

Global Defence & Security

Paras Defence–Powerus Deal: Guardian-1 and India’s Counter-Drone Push

Paras Defence–Powerus Deal: India’s Counter-Drone Ambitions Meet a New Geopolitical Test Paras Defence and Space Technologies has secured an exclusive Indian manufacturing and commercialisation licence for the US-developed Guardian-1 counter-drone interceptor. But the agreement…

Global Defence & Security

Indian Defence Exports: The Technologies Going Global

The Indigenous Technologies Finding Markets Beyond India From BrahMos and Akash to Pinaka and the Dhruv helicopter, India’s defence-export story is moving beyond headline missile deals. As the country targets ₹50,000 crore in annual…

Global Defence & Security

India’s Naval Defence Push: Why Euronaval 2026 Matters

India’s Naval Defence Push Heads to Paris: Why Euronaval 2026 Matters for India’s Global Ambitions Standfirst: As Indian defence exports reach a record ₹38,424 crore, Euronaval 2026 offers a useful test of whether India…

Global Defence & Security

Indian Drones in Portugal: Why FWDA’s €6M Deal Matters

India’s defence-export story is entering a more interesting phase. The latest signal is not another overseas order for an Indian-made weapon. It is a decision to manufacture Indian-designed autonomous drone technology on European soil.…

Global Defence & Security

India’s Defence Export Boom: Can Made in India Go Global?

India’s Defence Export Moment: Can “Made in India” Become a Global Security Brand? India’s defence exports reached a record ₹38,424 crore in FY2025–26 and now span more than 80 countries. The next challenge is…

Global Defence & Security

BrahMos Exports: How India’s Missile Is Going Global

BrahMos Goes Regional: How India’s Missile Is Becoming a Defence-Export Brand in Southeast Asia The Philippines already has BrahMos. Vietnam has signed a supply deal and Indonesia has agreed to acquire two batteries. The…

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Nandita Chakraborty: How Food Is Telling the Migrant Story

Nandita Chakraborty: How an Indo-Australian Filmmaker Is Using Food to Tell the Real Story of Migration With Shared Table: Regional Heroes, Melbourne-based filmmaker Nandita Chakraborty turns kitchens and shared meals into a lens on…

Culture, Travel & Discovery

Diwali Abroad: How the Indian Diaspora Is Shaping the Festival

From Trafalgar Square in London to Times Square in New York, Diwali celebrations are becoming more visible in public life beyond India. But the festival’s global story is not simply about bigger gatherings or…

Culture, Travel & Discovery

Diwali in Trafalgar Square

How London’s Indian Diaspora Is Bringing Its Festival into the Civic Mainstream Standfirst: London’s annual Diwali on the Square will return to Trafalgar Square on 25 October, bringing music, dance, food and cultural activities…

Culture, Travel & Discovery

India’s Hidden Destinations on the Global Tourism Map

Beyond the Golden Triangle: For millions of international visitors, India begins with a familiar itinerary Delhi’s monuments, Agra’s Taj Mahal and Jaipur’s palaces. Add Varanasi, Kerala or Goa, depending on the traveller’s interests, and…

Culture, Travel & Discovery

4 VFS Centres Now Available for Indian Applicants

South Korea Expands Visa Access in India: Four Centres Now Serve Indian Travellers South Korea has quietly made one practical change that could make a considerable difference to Indian travellers: applying for a Korean…

Culture, Travel & Discovery

Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 Canada: Celebrations, Events & Community Spirit

Ganesh Chaturthi 2026: How Canada’s Indian Community Is Celebrating Bappa Across Generations Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 begins today, September 14, bringing one of India’s most beloved festivals into homes, temples and community spaces across Canada.…

Culture, Travel & Discovery

When Malaysia’s Prime Minister Sang Kishore Kumar

How an Old Hindi Song Became a New Diplomatic Moment Diplomacy normally has a familiar soundtrack: formal statements, handshakes, carefully negotiated phrases and microphones that seem to multiply whenever a leader enters a room.…

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Meaningful Travel in India: Why Travellers Want More Than Sightseeing

From Sightseeing to Self-Discovery: Why Indian Travellers Are Looking for More Meaning in 2026 For decades, the classic holiday formula was simple: arrive, see the famous place, take photographs, buy souvenirs and move on…

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Indian Athletes After Asian Games 2026: The World Opportunity

After the Asian Games: Can India’s Breakout Athletes Turn Medals into Global Careers? India finished fourth at the Aichi–Nagoya 2026 Asian Games, winning 85 medals. From Kumkum Mohod’s historic recurve archery gold to Gulveer…

Sports & Global Indians

Hong Kong Sixes 2026: How India Is Helping Cricket Go Global

Hong Kong Sixes: How India Is Helping Cricket Build a New Global Audience As India returns to the Hong Kong Sixes in October, the six-a-side tournament is expanding to 12 teams, a larger fan…

Sports & Global Indians

The Global Rise of Indian Sports

From Cricket Nation to Multi-Sport India: Which Indian Sports Are Becoming Global Forces? India’s 85-medal Asian Games campaign in Aichi-Nagoya was not simply a bigger medal tally. It offered a more revealing question: which…

Sports & Global Indians

India at Asian Games 2026: Medals, Momentum and Sporting Depth

India at the Asian Games 2026: The Midway Test of Medals, Momentum and Sporting Depth India’s campaign at the 2026 Asian Games has reached its midway stretch with a mix of established strengths, emerging…

Sports & Global Indians

Asian Games 2026: India Medals, Gold & Winners List

Asian Games 2026: India’s First Gold, 11 Medals and the Stories Behind the Tally India has its first gold medal of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026—and it came from a team that has rapidly…

Sports & Global Indians

India Asian Games 2026: 503 Athletes Take the Fight to Aichi-Nagoya

India at Asian Games 2026: A Record-Sized Team Carries the Momentum of Hangzhou to Japan The next chapter of India’s Asian sporting story begins in Japan. The 20th Asian Games, Aichi-Nagoya 2026, officially open…

Sports & Global Indians

India’s Chess Revolution: How a New Generation Is Taking on the World

India’s Chess Revolution: How a Game of 64 Squares Became a National Talent Engine There was a time when asking an Indian child to choose a sport usually produced a predictable answer: cricket. Chess…

Sports & Global Indians

India Sports Ecosystem: How Science, Technology and Training Are Building Global Athletes

Beyond Cricket: How India Is Building a New Generation of Global Athletes For a long time, India’s sporting ecosystem had a slightly peculiar hierarchy. Cricket lived upstairs. Everything else was expected to knock politely…

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Ashoka Rajendra Takes Orchestra Bio Into OpenAI

Ashoka Rajendra: Indian-Origin Founder Takes Orchestra Bio Into OpenAI’s Drug Development Push OpenAI’s acquisition of Orchestra Bio brings Indian-origin entrepreneur Ashoka Rajendra and his team into the company’s life-sciences business. The deal highlights a…

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Swapnil Motghare Helps Track AI’s Impact on Jobs

From Mumbai to California: Swapnil Motghare Helps Track AI’s Impact on Jobs Indian-trained economist Swapnil Motghare is part of the research team behind California’s AI-Unemployment Tracker, a public tool designed to detect early signs…

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Uday Ruddarraju: Indian-Origin Executive Leading OpenAI Compute

From Hyderabad to the Heart of the AI Race: Uday Ruddarraju Takes Charge of OpenAI’s Computing Infrastructure Indian-origin technology executive Uday Ruddarraju is set to lead OpenAI’s broader computing and infrastructure organisation, placing him…

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ElevenLabs India Investment: Voice AI and Indian Languages

ElevenLabs’ India Bet: Can Voice AI Bridge the Language Gap for India and Its Global Diaspora? London-based ElevenLabs plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in India, expand its local team and develop…

Technology & Innovation

Amandeep Singh Gill: India’s Voice in Global AI Governance

Amandeep Singh Gill: The Indian Diplomat Helping Shape the World’s AI Governance As artificial intelligence moves from a technology-sector debate into a question of international policy, an Indian diplomat is helping build the institutions…

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India’s Technology Sovereignty: Space, Chips and Earth Observation

India’s Technology Sovereignty Push: From Space Docking to Homegrown Chips and Earth Observation India’s technology-sovereignty strategy is increasingly moving beyond individual breakthroughs. SpaDeX has demonstrated autonomous orbital docking, ISRO and SCL have developed indigenous…

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Suresh Venkatasubramanian: The Indian-American Shaping Responsible AI

Suresh Venkatasubramanian: The Indian-American Computer Scientist Asking Who AI Really Works For From IIT Kanpur and Stanford to the White House and Brown University, Suresh Venkatasubramanian has spent his career examining what happens when…

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GenomeIndia and BIRSA 101: India’s Precision-Medicine Push

GenomeIndia and BIRSA 101: How India Is Building a Homegrown Precision-Medicine Pipeline India’s genomic ambitions are moving from mapping genetic diversity to developing therapies. With more than 10,000 whole genomes now assembled under GenomeIndia…

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Vidyut Jammwal in Street Fighter: Kalaripayattu Goes Worlwide

Vidyut Jammwal’s Hollywood Debut: How Kalaripayattu Could Give Indian Martial Arts a Global Stage As Vidyut Jammwal prepares to play Dhalsim in the live-action Street Fighter, his move into a major international franchise offers…

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Rasika Shekar: The Indo-American Musician Taking Indian Music Global

Rasika Shekar: The Indo-American Musician Turning the Bansuri Into a Global Sound Born in Dubai, raised in New Jersey and shaped by Indian classical traditions, Rasika Shekar has built an international career across Carnatic…

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Anupriya Nagar: From UK Economics Student to Global Film Producer

Anupriya Nagar: From a UK Economics Classroom to a Global Indian Spiritual Story At 21, University of Bath economics student Anupriya Nagar became a producer of Hanuman Ansh, a devotional film inspired by Neem…

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Himesh Patel: British-Indian Actor Taking His Career Global

Himesh Patel: The British-Indian Actor Taking His Journey From EastEnders to Nolan’s Global Cinema From more than 500 episodes of EastEnders to Yesterday, Tenet, an Emmy-nominated performance in Station Eleven and a major role…

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UAE–India Diwali Flights: Fares, Costs and Booking Tips

The Festive Journey Home: The Real Cost of Travelling Between Two Homes For Indians living and working in the UAE, Dussehra and Diwali are more than dates on the calendar. They are a chance…

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Garba Goes Global: How Young Indians Keep Navratri Alive in Europe

How Young Diaspora Organisers Are Keeping Gujarati Traditions Alive in Europe From community Garba nights in Switzerland to Navratri gatherings in Germany and the Netherlands, Gujarati dance is bringing generations together across Europe. With…

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Indian Cultural Exports: From Bollywood to Global Stages

Bollywood remains a powerful cultural ambassador, but it no longer tells the whole story of India’s cultural presence abroad. From Punjabi arena concerts and Indian classical music at major arts venues to regional cinema…

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OTT Releases This Week Sept 21–27: What to Watch

OTT Releases This Week: The fourth week of September is bringing something increasingly familiar to Indian viewers: there is no shortage of things to watch, only a shortage of time to watch them. From a…

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Bundi to Banaras: India’s New Heritage Economy

Bundi to Banaras: How India’s Historic Cities Are Turning Heritage Into a Living Economy Bundi and Banaras are approaching the same challenge from different directions: how can a historic city make its living culture…

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Devaragattu Dussehra: When Faith and Risk Meet

Devaragattu Dussehra: When Faith, Memory and Risk Meet on a Midnight Hill Every Vijayadashami, Devaragattu in Andhra Pradesh turns an ancient story of victory into a living ritual involving thousands of devotees, competing village…

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Enforcement Directorate (ED): Powers, Laws and Role in India

Enforcement Directorate (ED): How India Investigates Money Laundering, Foreign Exchange Violations and Economic Offences When a financial investigation makes headlines, the Enforcement Directorate is often at the centre of the story. Known widely as…

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Angel One Research: ARQ Prime, Stock Tips and Risks

Angel One Research: Stock Recommendations, ARQ Prime and the Limits of Market Advice Stock market research has become a familiar feature of Indian investing apps. Alongside price charts and order buttons, investors can now…

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Dhan Trading Platform: Charges, TradingView and Features

Dhan Trading Platform: Zero AMC, TradingView Charts and the Real Cost of Trading Dhan has built its trading platform around a combination of zero account maintenance charges, integrated charting and tools aimed at active…

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FEMA India Explained: Rules, RBI Role and Foreign Remittances

FEMA India: How Foreign Exchange Rules Shape Trade, Investment and Overseas Payments A student paying university fees abroad, an Indian company importing machinery, a family receiving money from a relative overseas, and a business…

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Crypto Regulation India 2026: Can Digital Assets Avoid a Gambling Culture?

India’s Crypto Question: Can Digital Assets Grow Without Becoming a Gambling Culture? India is one of the world’s most active crypto markets. The harder question is not whether Indians will use digital assets, but…

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SEBI India: Role, Powers, Regulations and Investor Protection

SEBI India: How India’s Securities Market Regulator Protects Investors and Oversees the Markets India’s stock market is often described through its headline numbers: the rise and fall of the SENSEX, new IPOs, record trading…

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