GlobalData said Chinese investors have been making their presence felt in a big way in the Indian start-up ecosystem over the last few years.
The sources said the proposal had already been discussed by the DEA and Sebi and is awaiting feedback from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
Home Ministry received more than 20 proposals for foreign direct investment, including from China and Hong Kong, requiring security clearance between April and May.
Sources said a high-level meeting to discuss ways to promote Atmanirbhar Bharat, including a cut in import dependence from China, also took place recently in the Prime Minister's office
"Trade war to generate additional $400 million exports for Bangladesh," Asian Development Bank's chief economist Yasuyuki Sawada said
"With the latest escalation, my apprehension is that investments into sensitive sectors may be subject to deeper inspection by the government," said Atul Pandey, a partner at law firm Khaitan & Co
Customer behaviour will see permanent shifts to higher digital adoption in e-commerce/online grocery, digital payments, and digital content from Covid, the report stated
India had received FDI worth $1 billion in 2018-19 and $1.23 billion in 2017-18 from the Cayman Islands, which is UK Overseas Territory
The two bodies also aim to make Indian products go global, help develop investible pipelines
Tiger Global was one of the prominent shareholders in e-commerce major Flipkart, founded by Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal in 2007.
The move will encourage global telecom gear makers like Ericcsson and Nokia as well as Huawei (provided it gets FDI permission) to export from the country.
Inflows have gone up from tax havens; corporate tax dodging worries DPIIT
In the past two financial years, FDI from Singapore has surpassed that from Mauritius
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FM Nirmala Sitharaman had announced a series of measures to boost investments in India's defence and aerospace sector last week as part of the tranche 4 of the Rs 20 trillion economic stimulus
Urge govt not to slap the rule on PE funds that have already raised money
PE, VC funds domiciled in the island nation on the radar
The vision includes building new ports to cater to the trade requirements, develop India as a Transshipment Hub and bring at least two ports in the world's top 10 rankings
Measures include negative import list, corporatisation of ordnance factories
Many companies are backing out from China (after coronavirus outbreak) and we are closely watching the developments, industries minister said