Legal restrictions on foreign institutional investors in a large, emerging economy: A comprehensive dataset.

The dataset presented in this article contains information on imposition or relaxation of legal restrictions on foreign investment, by the authorities in a large, emerging economy- India. These restrictions are referred to as capital controls because they act as controls on the capital account of an economy. Legal instruments such as regulations, circulars and notifications published on the websites of the relevant regulatory authorities, have been used as the source of the data.