India–ASEAN Tax and Economic Ties 2025: NRIs, Students, and Businesses
India’s DTAAs with all ASEAN nations cap cross-border withholding (10–15%), aid students and freelancers, and underpin tax planning…
Understanding the India–UAE DTAA: Tax Residency and Double Tax Relief
Increased travel and the UAE’s 9% corporate tax have raised residency concerns for Indians in the UAE. India’s…
Key Bilateral Tax Agreements for NRIs: DTAA Insights and Implications
The India–Oman DTAA effective May 28, 2025, tightens rules on business income and capital gains for NRIs. Treaties…
Social Security Agreements: Why Global Indians Benefit in 2025
India seeks to widen its SSA network as expatriates and firms face double social security deductions and lost…
India–Africa Tax & Social Security 2025: Opportunities for NRIs
India’s tax treaties with over 25 African countries ease double taxation for professionals and investors in 2025, with…
NRIs and Bilateral Agreements: DTAA Benefits and Social Security
The India–U.S. DTAA reduces double taxation and offers a student standard deduction under Article 21(2). In 2025, absent…
India–U.S. Tax Treaty Essentials for F-1, H-1B, NRIs (2025 Update)
The India–U.S. DTAA prevents double taxation and gives students a unique standard deduction right, but absent a Social…
Woman dupes Gujarat resident on Canada visa pretext, police say
A Vadodara resident lost Rs 4.25 lakh to an alleged Blue Tech Visa Consultancy agent promising a Canada…
Record: 2.25 lakh Indians gain OECD citizenship as visa rules tighten
A record 225,000 Indians naturalized in OECD countries in 2023, led by Canada, the US and Australia. Tighter,…
No verified reports of house arrest tied to fraudulent truck schools
Online claims that Indian immigrants were under house arrest for running fraudulent truck driving schools in Ontario are…
2025-26 Tax Reform: What Students, Workers, Immigrants Must Know
The 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act raises standard deductions, renames and reworks GILTI and FDII with permanent…
USA HIRE Act: Assessing Its Impact on India’s IT Exports and Jobs
The USA HIRE Act would impose a 25% tax on payments to foreign service workers and remove deductions,…
Vedam Secures Deportation Stay After Wrongful Imprisonment
Courts paused the deportation of Subramanyam Vedam after his 1983 murder conviction was vacated in August 2025. ICE…
Canada Moves to Cancel Visas for Indians and Bangladeshis
Bill C-12 would let Canadian immigration agencies cancel or suspend groups of temporary visas to combat fraud. Internal…