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Press Note 3 Amendment 2026: India Eases FDI from Land-Border Countries — Sub-10% Ownership on Automatic Route, ₹4,896 Crore Flows Across 29 Projects
The Union Cabinet on 10 March 2026 amended Press Note 3 (2020 Series) — the FDI restriction framework for countries sharing a land border with India (China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Afghanistan). The key change: investors where the land-border country entity holds below 10% ownership may now invest via the automatic FDI route. By 10 August 2026, ₹4,896 crore had flowed in across 29 projects under the relaxed framework, primarily channelled through Mauritius, Singapore, and the US — not yet through direct Chinese FDI.
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