Legal Framework and Issues Impacting the Business Environment Faced by Foreign Companies Investing in India

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Abstract

Intro -- Legal Framework and Issues Impacting the Business Environment Faced by Foreign Companies Investing in India -- Challenges and Opportunities -- Legal Framework and Issues Impacting the Business Environment Faced by Foreign Companies Investing in India -- Challenges and Opportunities -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Introduction -- Chapter 2 -- Overview of FDIs -- 2.1. FDIs and Its Main Players -- 2.2. Determinants of FDI -- 2.2.1. Firm and Industry Specific Determinants -- 2.2.2. Country Specific Determinants -- 2.3. Benefits and Costs of Investment to Home and Host Country -- Chapter 3 -- The Legal/Regulatory Environment and Foreign Direct Investments -- 3.1. Stages in Foreign Investments -- 3.2. From "Institutions" to Rule of Law -- 3.3. Laws, Regulation, Governing Bodies, and FDI -- 3.4. Local Legal Systems -- 3.5. International Treaties and Bilateral Investment Treaties -- 3.6. Remarks -- Chapter 4 -- Economic Overview of India -- 4.1. Economic Growth -- 4.1.1. Overview of Economic Growth Trends -- 4.1.2. Industrial Structure of GDP -- 4.2. Foreign Direct Investment Trends and Trade -- 4.3. Foreign Direct Investment Location and Sector Allocation -- Chapter 5 -- Brief Overview of the Indian Legal Environment and Framework -- 5.1. India and the Rule of Law -- 5.2. The Indian Legal System -- 5.3. Key Indian Authorities Related to Foreign Business -- 5.3.1. The Indian Judiciary -- 5.3.2. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) -- 5.3.3. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) -- 5.3.4. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) -- 5.3.5. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) -- 5.3.6. The Government of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) -- 5.3.7. The government of India, Income Tax Department (ITD) -- 5.3.8. Industry-Specific Ministries.