Foreign investment limits in broadcasting: higher caps with phased automatic and government approval routes plus strict security conditions. Policy raises foreign investment caps for specified broadcasting carriage services, distinguishing an automatic route for investment up to a lower threshold and a Government route for investment beyond that threshold up to the revised cap. The definition of foreign investment includes FDI and other foreign instruments (FIIs, NRIs, FCCBs, ADRs, GDRs, convertible preference shares). Companies with foreign investment must satisfy national security and personnel conditions-majority Indian directors, Indian residency for key executives, mandatory security clearances and prior Ministry permission for key appointments and board changes-and comply with monitoring, interception, data localization and inspection obligations set by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
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Foreign investment limits in broadcasting: higher caps with phased automatic and government approval routes plus strict security conditions.
Policy raises foreign investment caps for specified broadcasting carriage services, distinguishing an automatic route for investment up to a lower threshold and a Government route for investment beyond that threshold up to the revised cap. The definition of foreign investment includes FDI and other foreign instruments (FIIs, NRIs, FCCBs, ADRs, GDRs, convertible preference shares). Companies with foreign investment must satisfy national security and personnel conditions-majority Indian directors, Indian residency for key executives, mandatory security clearances and prior Ministry permission for key appointments and board changes-and comply with monitoring, interception, data localization and inspection obligations set by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
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