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Business & Economy · Oct 11, 2026

India presses Singapore investors for long term capital as Finance Minister highlights infrastructure and semiconductor projects

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held a series of high level meetings in Singapore on October 11, 2026, pressing sovereign funds and private investors to increase long term investments into Indian infrastructure, semiconductors, digital finance and healthcare projects.

Business & Economy · Oct 9, 2026

GST Council moves to decriminalise tax enforcement, scraps arrest powers and raises prosecution threshold

India's GST Council approved a sweeping administrative reform package that removes arrest powers for GST officers, raises the prosecution threshold to Rs 5 crore and eases several compliance burdens for businesses, a shift officials say is aimed at improving ease of doing business and reducing coercive enforcement.