India

India, officially known as the Republic of India, is located in Southeast Asia. By area it’s the seventh largest country in the world, and is the second most populous, with 1.2 billion residents. It is the world’s most populous democracy.

In 2017, the economy was the seventh largest in the world by nominal GDP, and had the world’s third largest purchasing power parity. India became one of the world’s fastest growing economies following the market-based economic reforms of 1991. Since this period the country has been considered a newly industrialized nation. It is considered a regional power and nuclear weapons state, and the country has the world’s second largest standing army. It ranks fifth in the world in military expenditures.

The country is based on a parliamentary system with 29 states and 7 union territories. As the world’s most populous democracy, the Indian government is a multi-party system, with 7-recognized national parties. Today, Congress and the  Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) share parliamentary control. The Constitution of India is the serves as the law of the land; the government abides by Constitutional checks and balances, and the Constitution claims India as a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic. The government is broken down into the legislature, judicial, and executive branches.

According to the  International Monetary Fund (IMF), in 2017 India’s economy was valued at US$2.454 trillion. Emphasis on trade, direct investments, and foreign markets, are among the leading drivers of the Indian economy. Major agricultural production of rice, wheat, cotton, and tea, are also prominently exported from the country. Telecommunications, chemicals, textiles, machinery and software, mining, steel transport, petroleum, food processing, biotechnology, and engineering goods, are among the many areas which the country relies upon, for its economic gains.

The National Law Review covers news, stories, and the latest developments in India, and between Indian and US relations. Trade, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, labor and employment issues, ADCV (anti-dumping and countervailing laws), and news in the area of cybersecurity, technology and data privacy, are among the many stories covered by the National Law Review. Visitors will always find the latest developments, stories, and relevant content about India and international developments with the United States, and other countries around the world.

 

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Dec
23
2020
Direct to Consumer Advertisement and Promotion of Drugs and Medical Devices in India [Podcast] Nishith Desai Associates
Nov
10
2020
Disclosure Standards for Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) – Recent Updates Nishith Desai Associates
Nov
17
2022
Disputes in Private Equity: Interpreting the Miscellaneous Nishith Desai Associates
Sep
9
2022
District Courts v. High Courts Having Original Civil Jurisdiction: Supreme Court’s Verdict on Courts Having Jurisdiction to Execute Foreign Decrees Nishith Desai Associates
Sep
26
2018
Diversity Lottery Registration to Open Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
13
2013
Divisional Practice in the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China) and other Countries – Part 1 of a 9-Part Series Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Dec
10
2013
Divisional Practice in the BRICs and other Countries – Part 4 of a 9-Part Series Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Mar
19
2014
Divisional Practice in the BRICs and other Countries – Part 8 of a 9-Part Series: Europe Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Apr
2
2014
Divisional Practice in the BRICs and other Countries – Part 9 of a 9-Part Series: A Comprehensive Summary Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Sep
12
2017
Diwali: An Opportune Time for an Anti-Corruption Compliance Reminder Foley & Lardner LLP
Feb
15
2018
Do You Really Want to File for Pharma Patent Protection in Canada, India or Ecuador? Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
May
22
2011
DOE Announces Funding for U.S.-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center U.S. Department of Energy
Aug
19
2016
DOE Joins Indian Ministry Of Science And Technology To Fund New PACE-R Consortium Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Jun
3
2020
Does Digital Service Tax Matter To You? New Section 301 Investigation – Comment Period Now Open Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
16
2019
Does Presidential Tweet Portend Positive Developments in H-1B Visa Program? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
31
2023
Don’t Sleep on it! Domestic Mattress Producers Seek Antidumping and Countervailing Duties on Imports from 13 Countries ArentFox Schiff LLP
Sep
16
2014
DOS Visa Office Provides Update on EB-2 India Visa Demand and Priority Date Cutoff Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Oct
28
2022
Downstream Investments – A Regulatory Conundrum Nishith Desai Associates
Aug
18
2022
Draft Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill, 2022: Dawn of a New Era? Nishith Desai Associates
Jun
16
2016
Dramatic Increase in Wait Times at U.S. Consular Posts Across India Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
3
2021
Drone Regime in India Significantly Liberalised: Entry of Foreign Players Permitted Nishith Desai Associates
Mar
22
2024
Duplicating with Digital Twins: Two Peas in a Pod One Real, One Virtual Nishith Desai Associates
Apr
21
2021
Duties Imposed on Imports of Wind Towers Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
3
2020
E-Commerce Laws and Marketplace Conundrum Nishith Desai Associates
Oct
21
2014
Ebola Spurs Global Cooperation to Prevent, Detect and Respond to Future Health Crises Covington & Burling LLP
Jul
24
2014
Economic Self-Reliance and Strategic Cooperation: 2014 BRICS Summit (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Covington & Burling LLP
Aug
26
2021
EdTech Rumblings in China and What It Could Mean for India Nishith Desai Associates
Jan
31
2022
Education Regulatory and Legal Update: Year 2021 in A Wrap Nishith Desai Associates
Oct
2
2014
Effective Immediately: India Decentralizes its Visa and Immigration Services Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul
12
2022
Employment Termination in India - Chennai Labour Court Orders Reinstatement of Technology Sector Employee Nishith Desai Associates
Nov
29
2021
Employment Termination in India: Recent Developments Nishith Desai Associates
Mar
19
2012
Employment-Based Second Preference (EB-2) Cut-off Dates for China and India Projected to Retrogress Significantly in May or June 2012 Mintz
May
17
2012
Employment-Based Second Preference (EB-2) Unavailable for China and India Mintz
Jan
30
2013
Energy & Environment Law Update - January 30, 2013 Mintz
Dec
4
2012
Energy & Environment Law Update – December 2, 2012 Mintz
 

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