Japan's upper house of parliament ( House of Councillors) approved the new income tax treaty with Ukraine on 23 April 2025. The new treaty updates tax rules on business profits and investment income, introduces measures to prevent treaty abuse,

Japan's upper house of parliament  (House of Councilors) approved the new income tax treaty with Turkmenistan on 23 April 2025. Japan and Turkmenistan signed the tax treaty “Convention between Japan and Turkmenistan for the Elimination of

Japan's Upper House of parliament (House of Councilors-Diet) approved the new income tax treaty with Armenia on 23 April 2025. This new agreement replaced the 1986 tax treaty between Japan and the former Soviet Union. This treaty aims to

India’s Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued Notifications No. 35/2025 and 36/2025, on 22 April 2025, expanding the scope of the 1% Tax Collected at Source (TCS) on high-value luxury goods. The updated scope now includes

India plans to introduce a temporary 12% safeguard duty on certain steel imports to address a rise in low-cost shipments; mainly from China, South Korea, and Japan; according to a government source. The measure, recommended by the Directorate

US Vice President JD Vance arrived in New Delhi, India, on Monday, 21 April 2025, for a four-day visit. During the visit, Vance met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, where the two leaders planned to build on the framework for stronger