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Given that your stay in India will be less than 60 days during the year, you are expected to continue qualifying as a non-resident for Indian tax purposes, including for FY26.

For a non-resident, Indian taxation is limited to income that accrues or arises in India, is deemed to accrue or arise in India, or is received or deemed to be received in India. Salary income is generally taxable in India if the services are rendered while the individual is physically present in India. Accordingly, since you will be performing services while in India, the income would ordinarily be regarded as having accrued in India and would be taxable in India, irrespective of where it is paid.

However, Indian ...