How Indians get a passport to global markets via GIFT

Until now, Indians looking to invest overseas had limited optionseither via domestic mutual funds, which are capped by RBI limits, or via international brokerages.

- Jash Kriplani

For most retail investors, choosing the right stocks or timing foreign markets has been challenging.

At the Mint Money Festival 2025, Kalpen Parekh, managing director and chief executive of DSP Mutual Fund, and Vaibhav Shah, head of business development-strategy and international sales, Mirae Asset India AMC, detailed how funds launched on the GIFT City platform can simplify international investing.

"With the GIFT City route, you can now get professionally managed funds that invest in international markets on your behalf," Parekh said. DSP MF recently launched the first retail fund from GIFT City, managed by Mumbai-based advisors while deploying capital abroad."It'sinternational investing done for Indians, by Indian asset managers,"said Parekh.