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The May 2026 edition of our GST Compendium analyses key judicial pronouncements, GSTN advisories, customs and FTP updates, and system-driven compliance measures influencing business operations and tax positions.
Explore how an AI-first approach can transform India’s public sector, enabling data-driven governance, improved service delivery and scalable digital infrastructure.
India stands at a decisive inflection point in the evolution of healthcare in India. Over the past decade, the country has built healthcare access at population scale through landmark reforms such as Ayushman Bharat, expanded public health financing, and the creation of a nationally interoperable digital health infrastructure India.
Explore Grant Thornton Bharat’s pre-Budget 2026 insights across sectors including automotive, banking, technology, infrastructure, healthcare, taxation, and investment priorities shaping India’s economic, regulatory, and policy landscape.
Union Budget 2026–27 marks a structural turning point for India’s technology economy. Rather than approaching technology through isolated sectoral incentives, the Budget articulates a connected national strategy that treats technology as core economic infrastructure.
Budget 2026 outlines decisive policy shifts for India’s auto and EV sector, focusing on battery cost reduction, semiconductor localisation, cleaner logistics and stronger domestic value addition to support resilient, climate-aligned growth.
As Budget 2026 nears, the middle class seeks tax relief, simpler compliance, and policies that encourage savings.
As Budget 2026 nears, the middle class seeks tax relief, simpler compliance, and policies that encourage savings.
Union Budget 2026 could be a catalyst for Global Capability Centres (GCCs) by providing regulatory clarity, digital infrastructure investment, future-ready skill development and streamlined approvals to cement India’s role as a global hub for innovation and high-value enterprise work.
Economic Survey 2025-26 outlines India’s macroeconomic performance, growth drivers, inflation dynamics and fiscal consolidation, offering key policy signals ahead of the Union Budget 2026
Economic Survey 2025-26 highlights technology as a core pillar of India’s growth strategy ahead of Union Budget 2026. It positions digital infrastructure, AI, data centres and applied innovation as essential economic capital, reshaping productivity, resilience and state capacity while redefining policy expectations for the technology industry.
Budget 2026 may mark a turning point in India’s digital trade policy as the WTO e-commerce moratorium on customs duties nears expiry. This article examines whether India is preparing to introduce a new Chapter 99 under the customs tariff to classify and potentially levy duties on digital goods, the implications for sovereignty, domestic industry protection, revenue mobilisation and the feasibility of taxing digital transmissions.
PolicyCast Episode 22 explores the practical role of AI in transfer pricing, including how data quality, automation and predictive insights enhance benchmarking, documentation and audit risk management for tax and finance functions.
Budget 2026 should prioritise scale and staying power for India’s capital markets by enhancing liquidity, deepening equity and debt markets, strengthening long-term savings frameworks and improving access for retail and institutional investors to support resilient investment and economic growth.
The Economic Survey 2025-26 places the financial services sector at the centre of India’s growth–resilience trade-off, positioning it not merely as an intermediary of capital but as a strategic shock absorber in an increasingly volatile global environment. The survey’s core message is that India must “run a marathon and sprint at the same time” and has direct and layered implications for banks, NBFCs, insurers, asset managers, and capital market institutions.
India’s move to allow 100% FDI in insurance marks a major shift in sector liberalisation. This report explores market potential, growth drivers, deal activity and entry strategies for global insurers.
The 2026–27 Union Budget should focus on execution and credibility. Public spending must attract private and foreign investment. Strong FDI, clear rules, and sectoral growth are key
Annual Dealtracker 2025 analyses India’s record deal activity, including M&A, PE/VC, and sector trends. The report highlights macro resilience, policy support, and deal momentum into 2026.
India customs have seen several reforms over the years – from tariff rationalisation to digitisation to simplified procedures and schemes to support domestic industry. While high tariff rates and duty rate rationalisation remains a key industry demand, there is a need for a structured next phase focusing towards simplifying regulatory provisions, procedural laws, and leveraging technology for ease of doing business.