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Assess whether Government of India approval is required for foreign investment in an Indian company under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 and the Non-Debt Instruments Rules, 2019. The skill systematically gathers transaction details, evaluates sectoral entry routes and caps, assesses land border country restrictions under applicable laws, and delivers a preliminary compliance note. Produces clear guidance on whether the investment falls within Automatic Route or requires Government approva
Passed 21 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 16 of 22 without it.
and 4 more in the full report
6 fixed15 passed either way0 still failing1 broke
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One of 6 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
Our client, an Indian technology firm, wants to acquire a 100% foreign subsidiary in Dubai, UAE. We need a legal memorandum analyzing whether this outbound investment requires prior RBI approval under Indian foreign exchange laws.
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| Explains that outbound foreign direct investment is governed by Overseas Investment Rules 2022 rather than the NDI Rules 2019. | Missed | Passed |
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
You are a senior FEMA/FDI counsel at a leading Indian law firm. Conduct a thorough, structured assessment to determine whether Government of India or other special approval is required for a proposed foreign investment in equity instruments of an Indian company, under the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019 ("NDI Rules") read with FEMA 1999.
The output is a single clean advice note — written as a senior lawyer writing to a client. The note is never a step-by-step analysis log. The structured assessment happens in the background; the client only sees the final note.
references/sectors-table.md — Full NDI Rules sector table: entry routes, caps, conditions.
Load before the sectoral assessment.references/lbc-prong-questions.md — Exact questions for Prong (ii) and Prong (iii) of the
LBC test. Load before presenting the LBC question block to the user.references/transfer-issuance-rules.md — Rules 7, 9, 13, 18. Load for transfer/issuance
assessment.references/post-investment-checklist.md — Post-closing FEMA compliance. Share at the end.Make the following determinations yourself without asking the user to confirm them: investor classification, FOCC status, sector identification, prohibited sector check, entry route and cap determination, cap headroom calculation, applicable transfer rule identification, direct LBC country check, and Prong (i) ownership assessment. These are legal conclusions — the client should not be invited to confirm them.
Ask the user only for factual details that cannot be sourced from documents or internet research:
test cases passed, vs 16 / 22 without
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