​India's markets ​regulator on Tuesday proposed ​to widen foreign investors' access to non-agricultural commodity derivatives ‌by allowing ⁠them ⁠to trade in ​physically settled contracts, a proposal paper ​on its website showed.Overseas investors are not ​at present ⁠permitted to participate ‌in contracts ​linked ​to crude oil, ⁠natural gas, gold or silver that ​are settled by ​actual delivery of the underlying goods.The Securities and Exchange Board of India said ‌broader foreign participation would deepen liquidity, improve ​price discovery ​and better ⁠align India's commodity derivatives market with global counterparts.