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November 2025 marked a significant milestone for India’s deal environment, reflecting strong momentum across mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions.

India’s deal activity in October 2025 reflected strong momentum across mergers, acquisitions, private equity, and public listings.

As part of Grant Thornton Bharat’s Risk Week 2025, we are bringing you our latest podcast 'Mandate to Momentum – Navigating India’s Data Privacy Era'. In this episode, our leader, Akshay Garkel, along with industry experts, unpacks the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA) and its impact on businesses.

India has activated the DPDP Act with phased compliance, new rules, and a Data Protection Board. Businesses must strengthen data governance and prepare for stricter oversight over the next 18 months.

India’s first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), launched in 2015 at GIFT City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, acts as a gateway for global financial operations. Strategically positioned to connect markets from Hong Kong to London and New York, it leverages India’s skilled talent and resources.

India’s GST 2.0 reforms are reshaping the Indo-Japan automotive partnership through simplified tax structures, reduced rates, and EV incentives. The reforms enhance manufacturing competitiveness, liquidity, and consumer demand while driving job creation and investment. Supported by CEPA and bilateral innovation programmes, India and Japan are advancing sustainable mobility, smart manufacturing, and supply chain resilience—cementing India’s position as a global automotive hub.

India’s GST 2.0 reforms are reshaping the Indo-Japan automotive partnership through simplified tax structures, reduced rates, and EV incentives. The reforms enhance manufacturing competitiveness, liquidity, and consumer demand while driving job creation and investment. Supported by CEPA and bilateral innovation programmes, India and Japan are advancing sustainable mobility, smart manufacturing, and supply chain resilience—cementing India’s position as a global automotive hub.

Expert insights on how India’s incentive frameworks, PLI schemes and state policies influence investment decisions and shape long-term growth.

Grant Thornton Bharat’s PolicyCast is your window into policy, tax, and regulatory developments. Each episode features expert perspectives on issues that matter to businesses, individuals, and the wider economy.

The November 2025 edition of the Grant Thornton Bharat Monthly Tax Bulletin captures key developments under the direct taxes, transfer pricing, indirect taxes, and FEMA, for September 2025.

The GST Compendium November 2025 highlights major GST, customs, and tax reforms, key judicial rulings, and tech-driven compliance updates shaping India’s evolving indirect tax landscape.

India’s financial system shows that governance—not just capital or liquidity—defines true stability. Regulators like RBI, SEBI, and IRDAI are embedding accountability, transparency, and board oversight at the core of financial resilience.

The Reserve Bank of India’s proposed Expected Credit Loss (ECL) framework marks a major shift in credit risk management for banks. By introducing forward-looking provisioning based on probability of default, loss given default, and exposure at default, the framework enhances early risk detection and capital planning. With strong governance, transparency, and global alignment, this reform positions Indian banks for improved financial resilience and compliance with international best practices.

The October 2025 edition of our Labour Law Insights covers our regular labour law updates in various states, EPFO updates, important judgements as well as ESIC updates. In addition, we have provided our insights on each of the updates to help you take better decisions.

Grant Thornton Bharat’s PolicyCast is your window into policy, tax, and regulatory developments. Each episode features expert perspectives on issues that matter to businesses, individuals, and the wider economy.

A leading private bank partnered with Grant Thornton Bharat to conduct a regulator-directed audit across IT, cybersecurity, and digital payments. Through a comprehensive review of 13 critical domains, our experts identified compliance gaps, strengthened governance, and enhanced the bank’s digital risk management framework — enabling sustained regulatory confidence and operational resilience.