Archive · 22 Aug 2026
India Reports 29 FDI Proposals Under Relaxed Border Rules
India changed some rules about foreign investment.
The new rules let certain investors from countries sharing a land border with India invest more easily.
They can hold up to 10% of a company without controlling it.
Investors can use an automatic route, although other limits and conditions still apply.
The government says 29 investment proposals have been reported.
Together, the proposals are worth Rs 4,895.65 crore, or $511.5 million.
The projects involve areas such as technology, artificial intelligence, manufacturing and medicines.
The reports give different months for when the new rules began: March and May 2026.
India received 29 FDI proposals worth Rs 4,895.65 crore ($511.5 million).
The revised framework allows up to 10% non-controlling ownership through the automatic route.
The rules apply to investors linked to countries sharing a land border with India, including China.
Proposals cover information technology, artificial intelligence, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, data centres and transport services.
The reports differ on timing, describing the policy change as introduced in March or May 2026.
- Who
- India’s government and foreign investors linked to countries sharing a land border with India, including China.
- What
- Twenty-nine FDI proposals worth Rs 4,895.65 crore ($511.5 million) were reported under a revised investment framework.
- When
- The proposals were reported through August 20, 2026; the reports describe the policy change as occurring in March or May 2026.
- Where
- India; investors were reported as being based in Mauritius, the United States, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Singapore, Luxembourg and the Cayman Islands.
- Why
- The revised framework eased approval requirements for qualifying investors with non-controlling ownership of up to 10%.
- Reported proposals
- 29 FDI investments
- Proposed investment
- Rs 4,895.65 crore ($511.5 million)
- Reporting cutoff
- August 20, 2026
- Ownership limit
- Up to 10% non-controlling beneficial ownership
- Investment route
- Automatic route, subject to sectoral caps and other conditions
- Covered sectors
- Information technology, artificial intelligence, information and communication, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, data centres and transport services
- Policy timing
- One report says the rules were introduced in March 2026; another says they were introduced in May 2026
