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A practitioner-focused guide to India’s FTAs, covering tariff benefits, rules of origin and operational compliance across active and upcoming trade agreements.

This compendium provides a comprehensive, pan-India perspective on incentives that drive investment, manufacturing, and exports.

GST Compendium: December 2025

This playbook captures key insights from Risk Week 2025 on building organisational resilience amid regulatory convergence, technology disruption, climate risk and shifting stakeholder expectations.

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.

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.

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.

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 GSTAT Manual: A Guide to Appeals under GST is a comprehensive booklet marking the long-awaited operationalisation of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), eight years after the introduction of the GST law.

The Pharma and Healthcare Dealtracker Q3 2025 by Grant Thornton Bharat analyses India’s evolving life sciences ecosystem, highlighting a 28% surge in deal volumes and a 166% rise in values. The report explores M&A, private equity, and capital market activity shaping pharma, healthcare, and biotech growth.

The Q3 2025 edition of the Technology Dealtracker outlines this directional change, highlighting strategic movements across private equity and M&A, especially in mid-market and outbound segments.

The real estate sector demonstrated renewed momentum in Q3 2025, with notable activity across mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and capital markets. Institutional capital remained concentrated on income-generating commercial assets, supported by regulatory developments and increased access to domestic funding.

The Quarterly GAAP Bulletin (July–September 2025) highlights key accounting, auditing, and regulatory changes impacting Indian businesses. It covers updates from Ind AS, IFRS, SEBI, RBI, and international boards, offering concise insights for finance professionals.

Grant Thornton Bharat’s Festive Auto Survey 2025 decodes how policy reforms, GST 2.0, and evolving consumer aspirations are reshaping India’s car market. Explore insights on hybrids, premiumisation, and rural auto demand this festive season.