India


Vodafone versus India: A BIT of confusion
By restraining a foreign investor from pursuing a claim under a bilateral investment treaty (BIT), the Delhi high court is coming in way of India’s accountability being tested under international law.
Cairn Energy adds $249 mn to compensation claim in retrospective tax dispute
UK-based Cairn Energy Plc has increased its compensation claim by $249 million in the retrospective dispute case after the income tax department adjusted tax refund due to the oil explorer towards settlement of its tax liabilities.
India to offer investment sops to RCEP nations
In a break from past trade pacts, India has agreed to 'ratchet' and 'MFN-forward' clauses, providing future domestic policy concessions in investment and services sectors to RCEP members with a five-year gap
India-European FTA talks this month
India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) will meet this month in an attempt to conclude their long pending negotiations, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said here on Friday.
Would Vodafone comply with Delhi high court order?
The Delhi high court has passed an ex-parte order restraining Vodafone Group Plc. from proceeding with arbitration under the India-UK Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement (India-UK BIPA). However, it remains to be seen whether Vodafone would comply with this order of the court.
Is India demanding too much from the RCEP trade pact?
India has concerns over its market being flooded by goods from China and other nations once it further liberalises its tariff barriers for goods under RCEP, while it pushes for a deal in the services sector, where it is in a leadership position,
To prevent influx of imports hurting Indian steelmakers, Centre set to raise this shield
India's steel ministry wants to protect the local steel industry from influx of imports under the proposed RCEP deal
A BIT of critique
A committee in India, led by Justice B.N. Srikrishna, has lost an opportunity to push for the recalibration of the country's BIT regime
Neelam Deo on EU-India’s perplexing relationship: Trade, Europe’s hypocrisy and China concern
Former diplomat says the EU’s insistence on opening up on wine imports from France and automobile imports from Germany have held up the EU-India FTA negotiations.
Big pharma, IP wars and profit over people
At RCEP negotiations held in India, intellectual property rights issues in medicine remain contentious