Exchange of Tax Information secured by treaty between India and Belize now operative, enabling cross-border tax inquiries and record sharing.
An agreement between India and Belize provides that the competent authorities shall exchange information foreseeably relevant to the administration and enforcement of domestic tax laws, covering taxes of every kind imposed by central and local governments and extending to substantially similar future taxes. Requests must demonstrate foreseeable relevance and the requested Party shall use all relevant information gathering measures, including obtaining information from banks, financial institutions, nominees, trustees and regarding legal and beneficial ownership, subject to territorial limits and protections for trade secrets and privileged communications.

Avoidance of double taxation: treaty allocates taxing rights and establishes exchange, dispute and anti abuse mechanisms between the States.
The India-Albania tax treaty allocates taxing rights on income and capital between residents of the two States, defines resident status and permanent establishment, and prescribes taxing rules for immovable property, business profits, international transport, dividends, interest, royalties, capital gains and personal services. It provides methods for elimination of double taxation by credit/deduction, non discrimination protections, a mutual agreement procedure for disputes, comprehensive exchange of information with confidentiality safeguards, assistance in tax collection, and a Limitation of Benefits anti abuse rule.

Designation of State Secretaries for implementation of National Food Security Act clarifies administrative responsibility for state governments.
The Central Government, invoking an enabling provision of the Income-tax Act, specifies that an officer of the rank of Secretary in each State and Union Territory is designated to be responsible for implementation of the National Food Security Act, 2013 on behalf of the respective State or Union Territory government, as a public interest administrative allocation effected by notification.