'Seriously concerned': Quad joint statement flags water cannons, blocked ships in South and East China SeasIndia, US, Japan, and Australia foreign ministers met in New Delhi. They voiced serious concerns over the South China and East China Seas. ...
26 May, 2026, 07.37 PM IST
UK’s steel curbs emerge as an early hurdle for FTA with India ahead of roll-out. Is there a way out?The UK has extended safeguard measures on select steel imports; starting from July 1, 2026, it will reduce tariff-free quotas by 60% and im...
26 May, 2026, 11.33 AM IST
RIL, foreign firms refute in SC Centre's claim of 'unjust' extraction of gas from KG basinReliance Industries and its offshore partners are strongly denying allegations of siphoning gas from ONGC fields. The companies are in the ...
21 May, 2026, 08.32 PM IST
Plurilaterals without guardrails can fragment trading system: ExpertsGlobal trade volumes are growing despite concerns about the WTO. Experts discussed reforming the WTO's rules and governance. They highlight...
02 May, 2026, 11.33 PM IST
AI can't steal your job! A China twist can avert AI jobs apocalypseA Hangzhou court has set a precedent, ruling that companies cannot use AI automation as a blanket justification for firing workers. The dec...
02 May, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
Use of artificial intelligence in arbitration should be regulated, not shunned: CJI Surya KantChief Justice of India Surya Kant stated artificial intelligence in arbitration needs regulation, not avoidance. He stressed cybersecurity ...
10 Apr, 2026, 09.27 PM IST
Bar Council of India allows foreign lawyers, firms to practice in India on reciprocity basisThe Bar Council of India has amended its rules to allow foreign lawyers and law firms to practice foreign law in India on a reciprocity bas...
14 May, 2025, 06.00 PM IST
FM Nirmala Sitharaman bats for SOP, structured official mechanism to better respond to global arbitration casesFinance minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasized the need for a standard operating procedure (SOP) for managing international arbitration cas...
15 Feb, 2025, 08.42 PM IST
Arbitration matters related to Chabahar port to be referred to tribunal in Muscat: Official"Major concerns, including lack of consensus on an arbitral framework, have been addressed. As per the agreement signed on Monday, matters ...
15 May, 2024, 11.16 AM IST
Centre sets up panel led by former Law Secy T K Vishwanathan to recommend reforms in arbitration lawIndia's government has established a panel to evaluate the operation of the country's arbitration ecosystem, including an examination of th...
16 Jun, 2023, 05.41 PM IST
SC judge seeks more action by govt to make India global commercial arbitration hubSpeaking at the inaugural session of a seminar on international commercial arbitration, Justice Trivedi rued that despite an effective disp...
23 Apr, 2022, 05.20 PM IST
International Arbitration Centre at GIFT IFSC set to improve certainty in resolving disputesFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her budget speech on February 1, 2022, had proposed to set up an international arbitration centre a...
04 Apr, 2022, 11.04 AM IST
No proposal from Cairn Energy for settlement of tax dispute : Finance MinistryThe finance ministry acknowledged that an order has been passed by a French court freezing certain Indian government properties in the case...
03 Aug, 2021, 07.39 AM IST
The future of arbitration in India: Strengthening the process of alternative dispute resolutionThe Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 has been modelled on lines of the UNCITRAL framework of laws with the idea to modernize Indian ar...
17 Apr, 2021, 01.28 PM IST
Arbitration Bills likely to be introduced in monsoon sessionThe government was initially mulling to promulgate an ordinance instead of introducing the arbitration bill.
22 Jun, 2018, 07.06 AM IST
T S Thakur slams 'dismal' show of government's arbitration centreHe also lamented that India lacks proper institutions to hold arbitration proceedings, forcing people to approach "five star hotels and clu...
23 Oct, 2016, 06.06 PM IST
Arun Jaitley pitches for BRICS arbitration platform to cut dependence on developed nationsJaitley suggested that the BRICS countries should set up a task force comprising officials and experts to discuss and then set up an approp...
28 Aug, 2016, 05.39 AM IST