Foreign-exchange gains on ECB liabilities for indigenous assets fall under section 43AA, not section 43A, for tax computation.

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....Section 43A applies only where capital assets are acquired from outside India; foreign-currency denomination or an overseas ECB source does not satisfy that condition for assets acquired in India. Unrealised foreign-exchange gains or losses on year-end reinstatement of ECB liabilities used for indigenous capital assets therefore fall outside section 43A. Section 43AA governs such foreign-exchange fluctuations and requires recognition in accordance with applicable statutory and accounting requirements, without treating the capital or revenue character of the underlying transaction as determinative. The resulting exchange gain must be given effect in computing taxable income.....