Cross-Border Resource Library

Country Information - India

In an effort to provide information on financial planning issues in India, FPA volunteers have gathered the following links together to point you towards a variety of different resources. 

Each link has a descriptive tag explaining what type of site the link goes to. The tags are:
• GOV for government or regulatory sites
• ORG for non-profit or association sites
• EDU for academic or educational sites
• COM for commercial sites, such as product providers 

Virtually all of the links lead off of FPA's Web site. To give feedback or suggestions on the Indian information below, please click here. 

Quality of life – local flavor and customs

• http://www.economist.com/countries/India/ (COM)

Health

• http://www.healthlibrary.com/ (COM)

Social Security coverage

• http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2006-2007/asia/india.html (GOV)

Education standards

• http://www.vidyaonline.net/ (ORG)
• http://www.education.nic.in/ (GOV)

Ex-pats opinions on quality of life

• http://www.expatexchange.net/expat/index.cfm?frmid=227&forumid=0&dbname=ee&shared=N (COM)

General Facts

• https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html (GOV)
• http://www.peoplegoingglobal.com/Asia/India.htm (COM)

Immigration issues

Legal Residency

• http://www.helplinelaw.com/docs/main.php3?id=GCON1 (COM)

Visas and Immigration Requirements

• http://www.imahal.com/education/india/visa/list.htm (COM)

Exchange Control

• http://www.rbi.org.in/ (GOV)
• http://www.namasthenri.com/ (COM)(/indent)

Cash management 

Bank accounts

 

Currency conversion

• http://www.rbi.org.in/ (GOV)
• http://www.x-rates.com/calculator.html (COM)

Education costs

• http://www.imahal.com/education/india/aid/list.htm (COM)
• http://www.education.nic.in/ (GOV)

Cost of living analysis

• http://www.homefair.com/homefair/servlet/ActionServlet?pid=500&homefair&to=ActionServlet?pid=244&cid=homefair&pagename=199&internal=T (COM)
• http://www.imercer.com/default.aspx?page=surveydetail&surveyid=2454&newRegionId=1(COM)

Housing issues

• http://www.hudco.org/index.htm (GOV)
• http://hindustan.net/Industries_Construction/Housing_Realestate/ (COM)

Tax Planning 

Determining liability for income and gains taxes

• http://www1.iinvestor.com/scripts/Calculators/_ITaxDetails.asp (COM)
• http://finance.indiamart.com/taxation/capitalgains.html (COM)
• http://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/ (GOV)

Customs tax and Duty Free Information

 

Tax return

• http://www1.iinvestor.com/scripts/TAX002C1.asp?type=sal5 (COM)

Foreign Tax Credit arrangements

 

Local taxation of non-local pensions and investments

• http://www.indiainfoline.com/ (COM)

Investment Planning

Asset Allocation Viewed Globally

• http://www.crisil.com/ (COM)
• http://www.indiainfoline.com/ (COM)
• http://www.mutualfundsindia.com/ (COM)
• http://www.myiris.com/ (COM)
• http://www.valuenotes.com/ (COM)

Risk management

Liability Insurance

• http://in.insurance.yahoo.com/nonlifepolicies/directors.html (COM)

Health Insurance

• http://www.insurancemust.com/cgi-bin/display.pl?filename=basics_medi&uid=4652585.18(COM)

Property Insurance

• http://www.insurancemust.com/cgi-bin/display.pl?filename=basics_compact&uid=4652585.18(COM)
• http://www.insurancemust.com/cgi-bin/display.pl?filename=basics_house&uid=4652585.18(COM)
• http://www.hsbc.co.in/1/2/personal/insurance (COM)

List and Contacts of Insurers

• http://www.irdaindia.org/ (ORG)

Retirement Planning

Local pension Design and Tax Structure on Encashment

• http://www.globalaging.org/pension/world/india.htm (ORG)
• http://pib.nic.in/feature/feyr2001/fjul2001/f020720011.html (GOV)

Social Security Agreements between Countries

• http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10137.html#when (GOV)

Estate Planning and Succession Taxes

Taxation of Trusts and Estates

• http://www.asiatradehub.com/india/tr19.asp (GOV)

Local Regulation

• http://www.amfiindia.com/ (COM)
• http://www.rbi.org.in/ (GOV)
• http://www.sebi.gov.in/ (GOV)
• http://www.irdaonline.org/ (ORG)

Referrals to Local Planners

• http://www.fpsbindia.org/ (ORG)

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