16-Aug-2016
Financial Express
It is likely that the Antrix case — which could see the Government of India paying $1 billion if it loses — would have had a different outcome had the new model BIT been at issue.
11-Aug-2016
Economic Times
India has turned its attention to comprehensive economic partnership agreements with Singapore, Japan and South Korea after having fixed the loopholes in the much-abused investment treaties with Mauritius and Cyprus.
27-Jul-2016
The TImes of India
India has lost its arbitration case in an international tribunal against the Bengaluru-based Devas Multimedia Private Ltd. for cancelling the space/satellite contract with the government-owned Antrix Corporation.
22-Jul-2016
Financial Express
US ambassador to India Richard Verma recently said ‘things have become a bit more difficult’ after India revised the BIT text
13-Jul-2016
The Economic Times
Cairn Plc has claimed compensation of $5.6 billion from India in legal proceedings against the retrospective tax demand.
11-Jul-2016
The Indian Express
The notifications, issued earlier this year, effectively let governments know they have 12 months to broker new treaties before the old ones expire.
30-May-2016
The Economic Times
India has written to 47 countries to nullify the existing bilateral investment agreements and ink fresh treaties that will make it mandatory for foreign investors to exhaust local judicial remedies before seeking arbitration.
1-Mar-2016
Public Services International
New report shows that trade and investment deals like RCEP will further adversely affect the ability of the government of India to tax corporations effectively and fairly.
11-Feb-2016
Business Today
The revised model text for bilateral investment treaties has addressed many concerns, but to avoid litigations, India must renegotiate existing treaties on the basis of the new norms.