Much has been reported about press note 3 of 2020 issued by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade on April 17, over the last couple of days.
Pursuant to the press note, an entity situated in a country which shares land border with India, or where the beneficial owner of an investment into India is situated in or is a citizen of any such country, is inter alia permitted to invest in Indian entities only under the government approval route.
Further, any transfer of ownership of any existing or future foreign direct investment (FDI) in an entity in India (indirectly or indirectly) resulting in the beneficial ownership falling within the purview of the above restrictions, would require the government’s approval.