Rakesh Sinha
NRI Finance Writer · Carnegie Mellon & IIT Guwahati · NRI since 2016 · LinkedIn
Rakesh Sinha writes the guides on this site. He is a technology professional and a non-resident Indian since 2016, with a master’s from Carnegie Mellon University and a BTech in Computer Science from IIT Guwahati. He has worked at Microsoft, Cisco, InMobi and Google across Bengaluru, the United States and London, so he writes about the money, tax and relocation decisions Indians face after they move abroad as someone who has made them himself: which account to hold foreign salary in, how a capital gain or a tech-company RSU is actually taxed, when the RNOR window closes, and what the paperwork really demands.
The aim across every guide is simple: explain the rule in plain language, then show it with a real number, and be honest about the places where the law is unsettled rather than paper over them. Guides cite the specific section, form and date so you can verify them, and they are updated as rules change.
What he writes about
Recent guides
- The Nasdaq Just Repriced Your RSUs: What the 2026 Tech Selloff Means for NRIs Holding US Stock
- Oil Spikes, the Rupee Wobbles: What the US-Iran Escalation Means for Gulf and Western NRIs
- US Inflation Just Reset the Fed's 2026 Path: What a Stronger-for-Longer Dollar Does to Your NRE and FCNR Money
- NPS Tier II for NRIs: The Flexible Account You Probably Cannot Open, and Whether Tier I Is Worth It
- How NRIs Are Taxed on ESOPs and RSUs of Indian Companies and Startups: The Two-Stage Bite, the Startup Deferral, and the Home-Country Layer
- What the RBI Is Doing With FCNR Deposits in 2026: The Swap Window, the Higher Dollar Rates, and What It Actually Means for Your Money
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