Guides on global diversification and international investing to help Indian investors expand beyond domestic markets responsibly.
Money n Wealth · Insights
2026 · Global Investments
GIFT City lets you hold dollar funds, US stocks and foreign-currency deposits without leaving Indian regulation. For NRIs, many IFSC products are largely free of Indian tax; for residents, money still goes out under LRS, with 20% TCS above ₹10 lakh a year.
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2026 · Global Investments
Indian law lets NRIs in the US and Canada invest in mutual funds, yet most fund houses still turn them away and the US PFIC rules can tax gains at up to 37% plus interest. Here is which doors are open, what paperwork they need and how the tax works on both sides.
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2026 · Global Investments
A returning NRI can usually keep foreign income outside Indian tax for two to three years by qualifying as RNOR under section 6(13) of the Income-tax Act 2025. The month you land, your FCNR deposits and your 401(k) all affect how long that window lasts and how well you use it.
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2026 · Global Investments
Owning five US tech stocks is not global diversification. Compare the three routes Indians use, how big an overseas slice usually makes sense and the tax and estate traps to check first.
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2026 · Global Investments
A US$100,000 portfolio of US shares can expose an Indian family to US estate tax that has nothing to do with capital gains. The reporting, estate and currency risks to check before going global.
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2026 · Global Investments
Sending ₹12 lakh abroad to invest ties up ₹40,000 in TCS until you file your return. See the 2026-27 rates by purpose, what Budget 2026 changed and how to plan family remittances.
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2026 · Global Investments
Buying Apple or an S&P 500 fund from India takes one of three routes, and each is taxed and reported differently. LRS, TCS, the tax on both sides and the US estate-tax rule most investors miss.
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2026 · Global Investments
A flat rented out in Wakad, a parent's deposits in Kothrud, savings from years abroad: how NRI families linked to Pune can organise NRE, NRO and FCNR accounts, tax, repatriation and paperwork across time zones.