Abu Dhabi's SWF becomes first notified fund to get 100% I-T exemption

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November 3, 2020

New Delhi, Nov 3: Abu Dhabi's Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) -- MIC Redwood 1 RSC Limited -- became the first foreign SWF to be notified and granted 100 per cent income tax exemption for long term investments to be made in specified priority sectors, the Union Finance Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

The MIC Redwood 1 RSC Limited of Abu Dhabi has been provided 100 per cent income-tax (I-T) exemption to income from interest, dividend and long-term capital gains for its investment in India's priority sector as per the Finance Act, 2020.

With the notification from Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), MIC Redwood 1 RSC Limited of Abu Dhabi became the first notified SWF which will be availing this exemption.

"This 100 per cent income-tax exemption facility was well received by the SWFs and Pension Funds across the globe and a large number of SWFs and Pension Funds have shown interest in making an investment in India's infrastructure sector," the statement read.

CBDT had issued detailed guidelines to facilitate the process of SWF's notification.

Notified foreign pension funds were also granted similar exemption subject to fulfilment of certain prescribed conditions.

Speaking under conditions of anonymity, a senior level official said that to expedite foreign investment in India's priority areas during the Covid pandemic time, the process of notification of the MIC Redwood 1 RSC Limited was completed in a record time.

"On September 18, 2020, the MIC Redwood 1 RSC Limited made an application for seeking tax-exemption notification as per the CBDT guidelines. Amidst the challenges of Covid-19, all deliberations and meetings between applicant and tax authorities were held virtually through video conferencing and communications were made only through emails. The MIC Redwood 1 RSC Limited submitted its final replies on October 20, 2020 and after that the process of notification including consultation with Ministry of Law and Justice for legal vetting of the notification, etc. has been completed in less than two weeks," he said.

The official further added that with the completion of all legal and other formalities the notification granting 100 per cent tax-exemption was issued on November 2, 2020.

The Government of India in order to incentivise long-term investment by the SWFs of the foreign governments in the priority sectors, had granted through the Finance Act, 2020, a 100 per cent income-tax exemption to income of a notified SWF in respect of its investment made in the specified infrastructure sectors.

The Government of India had issued a notification on July 6, 2020 to broaden the scope of this exemption and made all sub-sectors of Harmonised Master List of the infrastructure eligible for this income-tax exemption.

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Israel launches new aggression on residential neighbourhood in Lebanon’s capital, many killed

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November 24,2025

Israel has launched a new act of aggression on a residential neighborhood in Lebanon's capital, Beirut, killing and injuring about two dozen civilians.

The Israeli regime's military said in a statement that its forces carried out a so-called precise strike in a residential apartment in Dahiyeh in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Sunday.

The aggression targeted residential areas, killing at least five people and injuring more than 28 people, Lebanon's Health Ministry said.

Hezbollah announced the martyrdom of senior Hezbollah commander Haytham Ali Tabatabai and four resistance fighters.

Lebanese President Michel Aoun condemned the airstrike, calling it a clear demonstration of Tel Aviv’s disregard for repeated international calls to halt violations on Lebanese soil.

“Israel refuses to implement international resolutions and all efforts aimed at ending the escalation and restoring stability,” Aoun said, urging the international community to take action to prevent further aggression.

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement also condemned the attack, holding the international community accountable.

“The international community bears responsibility and continues to provide cover for these attacks as long as it does not restrain the occupiers,” said Ali Abu Shahin, a member of the group’s political bureau.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced that the Israeli army carried out a strike “in the heart of Beirut."

Netanyahu reportedly approved the operation following recommendations from top Israeli security officials.

Two senior US officials commented on the Israeli strike.

The first official said that Israel did not notify Americans in advance about the attack. "We were informed immediately after the strike was carried out."

The second senior official said that the "US knew for several days that Israel was planning to escalate its strikes in Lebanon, but did not know in advance the timing, location, or target of the strike."

Speaking from the site of the Israeli strike, Lebanese MP Ali Ammar condemned the attack as part of a broader campaign of aggression that has targeted "all of Lebanon since the Washington-sponsored ceasefire."

He stated that "any attack on Lebanon is a violation of red lines; this aggression is part and parcel of the entity that targets Lebanon's dignity, sovereignty, and security of citizens."

Ammar went on to say the resistance is responding with "utmost wisdom, patience, and will confront the enemy at the appropriate time."

"Unfortunately, the enemy is emboldened to commit its aggression by voices within Lebanon that have turned themselves into tools that support its aggression," he added.

The Israeli attack on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital is the latest blatant violation of the ceasefire Israel signed with Hezbollah in November 2024, which was intended to end hostilities that had escalated into full-scale war.

An Israeli strike on the Ain al-Hilweh camp near Sidon in southern Lebanon late Tuesday killed at least 14 people. It wounded several others, including young students, according to the Lebanese health ministry.

The military claimed the attack targeted “a Hamas training compound” used to plan and carry out attacks against the regime -- a claim that has frequently been made without evidence.

Hamas rejected the allegations as “a blatant lie aimed at justifying the massacre,” stating it had “no military installations in the Palestinian camps in Lebanon” and that the targeted site was merely “an open sports field.”

According to Lebanese authorities, Israeli attacks have killed approximately 4,000 people and displaced more than 1.2 million residents across the country since October 2023.

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