Bilateral Investment Treaty

Antrix-Devas arbitration: A timeline of the 11-year-long legal battle

The Delhi High Court has set aside an arbitration award that asked Antrix to pay $562 mn to Devas

Reading down retro tax law gives govt opportunity to renew BIPA

Several law firms representing interests of companies abroad hope this will happen soon

What good are BITs?

Payouts on account of BITs are like insurance payments that undergird foreign investment

Decoded: Why Vodafone, Cairn retro tax cases are in for a long haul

The government sticking to its stand that bilateral investment treaties cannot override a nation's sovereign right to tax

Vodafone case shows why India's not renewing 70-odd BITs with foreign govts

India does not recognise the jurisdiction of any foreign court in a commercial dispute that questions the state's sovereign power to intervene

Lack of bilateral pacts may hamper India's trade, investment positions

After unilaterally terminating pacts in 2016, India has pushed for individual deals based on Bilateral Investment Treaty

Upcoming India-US trade meet may not find BIT breakthrough

With the US going into its Presidential elections in November, both governments are being cautious

India stumbles on bilateral treaty talks

This has led to negotiations slowing down and signing of BITs, with India's major global partners taking more time than previously anticipated

India to sign new bilateral treaties in next few months

First of new BITs likely with the US, Canada or Cambodia

FinMin preparing draft Centre-state investment pact

Senior govt officials said that such agreement will ensure that states stick to the commitments that India guarantees foreign companies under Bilateral Investment Treaty