Going global: Step-by-step guide to buying international stocks

What happened

Indian residents can invest in foreign stocks and overseas-listed exchange-traded funds under the Reserve Bank of India's Liberalised Remittance Scheme, which allows remitting up to $250,000 per financial year for permitted purposes including travel and education.

Confirmed

Global impact / market context

The scheme lets Indian investors spread money beyond domestic shares and own global companies, but the $250,000 yearly cap and permitted-purpose rules limit how much can go abroad, so large allocations need planning across a financial year.

Analyst inference

Platforms such as Upstox and Groww hold Global Access Provider licences through GIFT City entities, a regulated channel launched in August 2025, while accounts sit with a US broker partner regulated by the SEC and FINRA, adding a layer of oversight.

Analyst inference

What to watch

1. Indian platforms use the Global Access Provider framework introduced in August 2025 by IFSCA, the regulator for GIFT City, as a regulated channel for international investing alongside direct remittance routes. Confirmed
2. Investors should compare brokerage charges, other fees and taxation across platforms before choosing a route, because the article says a breakdown of charges, brokerage and taxation is part of getting started. Proposed
3. Because the yearly remittance cap covers travel and education too, spending on those uses reduces the amount left for buying foreign stocks and funds, which can constrain capital deployment abroad. Analyst inference

Evidence

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