India: Export Controls & Trade & Investment Sanctions

India's Directorate General of Trade Remedies has launched an anti-dumping investigation into Cold Rolled Grain Oriented Electrical Steel and Amorphous Metal imports from Japan, China, Korea, and Russia. This investigation carries significant implications for Japanese steel producers and exporters, particularly given Japan's leadership in manufacturing premium grain-oriented electrical steel and India's growing demand for transformer-grade materials. The notification raises critical questions about product

The recent developments in the United States concerning Gautam Adani, Sagar Adani and Adani Enterprises Limited have been received in India through two vastly different perspectives. For some, the proposed settlement of civil proceedings and the reported movement towards dismissal of criminal proceedings represent a significant easing of legal pressure. For others, the very fact that the proceedings were brought remains the more important point. Both readings capture part of the story, but neither fully explains why the episode matters for the Indian business ecosystem.

The European Union's 2026 Steel import Regulation marks a fundamental shift from temporary trade safeguards to permanent industrial policy, dramatically reducing tariff-free quotas by 47%, doubling out-of-quota duties to 50%, and introducing stringent 'melt and pour' traceability requirements. This transformation raises critical questions about whether traditional distinctions between trade remedies and industrial policy are disappearing, with significant implications for major steel exporters like India.

India's foreign trade regulatory landscape is undergoing a major transformation with the introduction of the Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Goods and Services) Regulations, 2026...

The resurgence of geopolitical conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States has once again foregrounded the vulnerability of international commercial arrangements to external shocks. For Indian businesses engaged in cross-border trade, energy procurement, logistics, and manufacturing, the ripple effects of such a conflict ranging from disrupted shipping routes to sanctions and supply shortages, pose significant challenges to contractual performance.

Force Majeure, has gained its spot back on the front-page news once again within the same decade due to the ongoing war in West Asia. Last invoked at this scale during the pandemic, Force Majeure is no longer a boiler plate clause, many times overlooked at the time of signing of any contract.

Directorate General of Foreign Trade has restored the RoDTEP scheme for exports by Advance Authorization holders, Special Economic Zone units and Export Oriented Units, with effect from 01.06.2025.

Sanctions have become an "invisible border" in global business, blocking deals before they begin.

Imports into India and exports from India, especially of dual use items, are strictly regulated under the laws of India. This is to ensure compliance with global mandates acceded to by India.