Vedanta moves HC over 2011 arbitral award declaring Balco shares transfer as voidVedanta Ltd is challenging a court decision regarding a 2011 arbitration award. The award declared a shareholders' agreement with the gover...
29 Jan, 2026, 10.45 PM IST
India’s energy sweet spot meets a reform reality check as India Energy Week opensAs India Energy Week opens in Goa, India is in a favourable energy position with ample oil supply, easing prices, and a coming LNG supply b...
25 Jan, 2026, 11.17 PM IST
AI copyright, dead on arrival?India is proposing a new model for AI training on copyrighted content. This approach differs significantly from international practices. It...
19 Dec, 2025, 11.14 PM IST
Courts, govt, and the curious case of weakening arbitration softlyRecent decisions by the Indian Supreme Court and governmental actions are raising concerns about the effectiveness of arbitration as a reli...
12 Jun, 2025, 01.40 AM IST
Make insolvency more soluble: Reforming India's IBC process for better accountabilitySupreme Court has ordered the liquidation of Jet Airways, criticizing NCLAT for ignoring its earlier judgment. This may result in creditors...
29 Nov, 2024, 11.04 PM IST
Investing for investmentsIndia may need to promote Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from China to benefit from the 'China+1' strategy, similar to Mexico and Vietnam,...
30 Jul, 2024, 12.31 AM IST
India must reflect & implement essential reforms to strengthen the arbitration processThe recent finance ministry notification in India has raised concerns by discouraging automatic arbitration clauses in procurement contract...
04 Jul, 2024, 10.45 PM IST
Not every budget can be big bang one. It's more prudent to remain steadyNot every budget is a big bang one, nor should it be. It is often more prudent to remain steadfast on the path of certainty and provide cla...
11 Feb, 2022, 11.51 PM IST
View: It’s in mutual interest of India and Vi to find a new solutionA perpetual challenge for lawmakers on economic policy has been that of balancing the role of the State with the interests of the free mark...
30 Aug, 2021, 11.11 PM IST
View: Retrospective tax should be seen in the context of making India’s investment climate stableThe Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021, is a transformational piece of tax legislation, and not just because of its scope and content, bu...
11 Aug, 2021, 11.08 PM IST
View: GoI scrapping retrospective taxes is welcome, but it’s not enoughThe government is scrapping the 2012 law on retrospective taxation of capital gains in deals made abroad if the assets themselves were in I...
10 Aug, 2021, 11.32 PM IST
View: GoI should not contest Cairn, Vodafone awards in Indian courtsTo explain: all foreign arbitral awards are enforceable in India as India is a signatory to the New York Convention of 1963. However, India...
14 Jul, 2021, 10.42 AM IST
Views: Lessons from UNCTAD for India on how to avoid Vodafone, Cairn-like tax tusslesUnctad recommends ‘defining [the] FET clause based on its meaning under international customary law, using an exhaustive list of state of o...
24 Mar, 2021, 12.18 AM IST
View: India's vision of atmanirbharta heavily depends on foreign investmentIndia signed its first BIT in 1994, and executed 84 BITs within a span of 15 years. In 2011, India lost its first BIT case initiated by Whi...
29 Dec, 2020, 11.28 PM IST
View: The BJP government should uphold its own pledge to end ‘tax terrorism’In the now-famous case, an international arbitration tribunal in The Hague recently ruled that India’s imposition of a huge tax liability o...
06 Oct, 2020, 10.56 PM IST
View: It's time to tame the social media beastThe result of Twitter’s snub is that it will make it easier for govt to push for regulations over social media.
13 Feb, 2019, 07.20 AM IST
- UK questions the stalemate in Cairn-Vedanta deal in bilateral meeting
UK’s business minister Vince Cable raised the issue of the long stalemate in the Indian government’s resolution of the Cairn- Vedanta deal,...
05 Feb, 2011, 07.47 PM IST