Context: Need for a dedicated law for National security screening of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) as Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) fails to comprehensively address national security concerns.
FEMA for regulating foreign investments
Security threats of foreign acquisitions: Theodore H. Moran identifies three types of legitimate threats from foreign acquisitions:
Desired features of the dedicated law: identifying specific national security threats emanating from strategic FDI and addressing them objectively.