On 7 August 2017, the Kuwait Council of Ministers approved the ratification of the pending protocols to the 2009 income tax treaty with Brunei and the 2006 income tax treaty with India. The protocol to the treaty with Brunei, signed 11 October 2016, is the first to amend the treaty and will enter into force 30 days after the ratification instruments are exchanged ({News-2017-02-09/T/5-previous coverage}). The protocol to the treaty with India, signed 15 January 2017, is the first to amend the treaty and will enter into force once the ratification instruments are exchanged ({News-2017-01-19/T/7-previous coverage}).