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As a major developing economy India has a vital stake in the stability of the international economic and financial system. India has been actively involved in the G20 preparatory process both at the Sherpas Track and the Financial Track since its inception. The Prime Ministers of India have participated in all seven G20 summits. India’s agenda at the G20 Summits is driven by the need to bring in greater inclusivity in the financial system and ensuring that growth prospects of developing countries do not suffer. India has strived to ensure that the focus of the global community remains on the need to ensure adequate flow of finances to emerging economies to meet their developmental needs. Prime Minster of India called for the recycling of surplus savings into investments in developing countries to not only address immediate demand imbalances but also developmental imbalances. India has worked to mai...

  Introduction Before we delve into what lies in the future for Alternative Investment Funds, we can understand what it really means.  Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs)  are basically a pool of funds where the funds are collected from investors to invest it according to a defined investment policy so that the investors can benefit from it. It can be invested in real estate, startups, SMEs, hedge funds, social venture funds and venture capital funds. These are asset classes which are not accessible to all. Although, these are high risk mediums but if invested in smartly they can yield highly impressive returns. AIFs in eagle eye view AIFs have three categories. Category I AIFs are majorly for investing in start-ups, SMEs, venture capital funds, social venture funds and infrastructure. This category has a pass-through status exempting it from any tax on running the fund. Category II funds comprise of private equity funds or debt funds. This category too has the pass...