16-Jan-2017
Mining Weekly
The Indian government has been served with a notice for international arbitration by the United Arab Emirates’ Ras Al-Khaimah Investment Authority
29-Dec-2016
Kluwer Arbitration Blog
While India has been reshaping its arbitration laws and investment climate, the jury is still out on whether these measures will actually help create a more secure legal environment for investors.
29-Nov-2016
Business Standard
The EU terms India’s move ’unilateral’, says lack of investor protection might stop European investments to India.
24-Nov-2016
Hindustan Times
India will not renew an investment treaty with the Netherlands that will expire on November 30 as part of its plan to rework all similar pacts it signed with other countries.
8-Nov-2016
The Indian Express
Global MNCs like Cairn Energy and Vodafone have invoked Bilateral Investment Treaty and served arbitration notice to India over tax disputes. While the tax demand on Cairn Energy is Rs 10,247 crore, that on Vodafone is Rs 14,200 crore.
25-Oct-2016
Financial Express
Any intra-Brics framework will only be effective if awards rendered by such a body are enforceable without the added difficulty of getting entangled in domestic proceedings.
12-Oct-2016
The Hill Times
The Liberals’ relative flexibility on investor-state dispute systems and the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, and an expected visit to India by the PM, may help to move talks along.
14-Sep-2016
Business Standard
Negotiations is slowing down and signing of BITs, with India’s major global partners, is taking more time than previously anticipated
29-Aug-2016
Silicon India
Developing countries, including India, should build capacity instead of playing the victim as the structure of international arbitration was heavily biased towards the developed countries, a top Finance Ministry official said.
26-Aug-2016
Deccan Herald
India and United States will try to narrow differences on a proposed Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) next week, although an early breakthrough seems unlikely.
25-Aug-2016
The Hindu Businessline
Reform of the international investment agreement regime has swept many countries, including Australia, South Africa, Indonesia, India and the EU, writes the Secretary-General of CUTS. What are the reasons for the growing scepticism? What lies ahead?