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What is an Early Harvest Scheme (EHS), and what role have they played in India?s...

What is an Early Harvest Scheme (EHS), and what role have they played in India?s...

An Early Harvest Scheme (EHS) is an agreement between two states (or regional trading blocs) which liberalizes tariffs on certain goods preceding the conclusion of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). India is particularly fond of such EHS arrangements, and...

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Which regional economic blocs does India hold Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with,...

Which regional economic blocs does India hold Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with,...

India has concluded Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with the 10 member states of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), an 8 member regional bloc with which India helped nego...

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What implications can India?s current and future Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) ha...

What implications can India?s current and future Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) ha...

Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) are complex arrangements for any country, and India’s tangled bureaucracy only increases its FTAs’ complexity. Whether an FTA impacts an investor depends on factors such as whether, and to what extent a given ...

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What are Double Tax Agreements (DTAs) and how might foreign investors in India b...

What are Double Tax Agreements (DTAs) and how might foreign investors in India b...

Double Tax Agreements (DTAs) are bilateral agreements under which two states formalize tax rates (for taxes ranging from corporate to withholding tax) for individuals and corporate entities. India has over 90 such arrangements with other countries. F...

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Why is Singapore such an important source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) int...

Why is Singapore such an important source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) int...

Singapore accounted for almost 25% of India’s total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in 2013-14. This large share is explained by a provision of Singapore Double Tax Agreement (DTA) with India – the Limitation of Benefit (LoB). The LoB pro...

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How are employer tax compliance requirements different in India than any other A...

How are employer tax compliance requirements different in India than any other A...

Employers are required to withhold tax on various payments including rent, interest, dividend, royalty, and service income. In this sense, the compliance requirements for employers are more complex in India than in any other countries explored. Busin...

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What is the significance of PAN to employers in India?

What is the significance of PAN to employers in India?

In addition to witholding individual income tax monthly, businesses must issue an annual certificate within two months from the end of the tax year to employees regarding the amount of tax deducted at the source of income. All employees must  be...

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Regional Share of India's Exports, 2012-13

Regional Share of India's Exports, 2012-13

This infographic shows the regions that India exports mostly to. These numbers are highly influenced by India's free trade agreements.

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Overview of the BIMSTEC Trade Bloc

Overview of the BIMSTEC Trade Bloc

This infographic displays an overview of the BIMSTEC trade bloc of which India is a part of.

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India's Other Trade Agreements

India's Other Trade Agreements

This infographic displays the "other" trade agreements India has, apart from the agreements mentioned in the February 2015 India Briefing Magazine: "Understanding India's Free Trade and Double Tax Agreements"

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India's Key Taxes

India's Key Taxes

This infographic displays India's key corporate tax rates

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Country List of India's Comprehensive Agreements on Double Taxation

Country List of India's Comprehensive Agreements on Double Taxation

This infographic displays a list of country that India has comprehensive agreements on double taxation with.

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