India:  Simplifies immigration procedures for Japanese nationals

The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on 20 February 2026 that the fourth round of negotiations with Ukraine on revising the Investment Protection Agreement (2015) took place from 17 to 19 February 2026. Both parties committed to

The US Department of Commerce is expected to announce a preliminary ruling on 23 February 2026 on whether it will impose anti-subsidy duties on solar cells and panels from India, Laos, and Indonesia. This follows after a coalition of US solar

On 17 February 2026 the IMF issued a report following consultations with Japan under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. The report notes that Japan’s economic growth has been resilient following the global economic shocks, but this

France and India signed an amending protocol on 17 February 2026 to update the income and capital tax treaty. Earlier, Under the proposed amending protocol, the withholding tax on dividends paid to French investors holding at least 10% of an

The Indian tax authority has filed an appeal before the High Court against the Mumbai bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal’s (ITAT) consolidated order of August 2025, which granted treaty benefits to several Irish aircraft leasing

The US has removed the 25% additional tariff on goods imported from India after President Donald Trump signed an executive order, “Modifying Duties to Address Threats to the US by the Government of the Russian Federation”. The order took effect