India’s AstraZeneca Deal
The global controversy surrounding AstraZeneca, India’s primary vaccine, together with an inadequate adverse reaction reporting system, has given rise to…
Indian 5G Sans Huawei
The Huawei controversy raises the questions of whether India can envision a future without Chinese venture capital.
A Balancing Act
It is critical to maintain an equilibrium between the regulatory powers of a sovereign and the legitimate interests of a…
Navigating the Terrain of Public Policy
States need to clearly delineate the contours of public policy, before claiming it as an exception in investment arbitrations.
Reconciling Fragmented Laws
The nature of the interaction between taxation regimes and investment agreements have evolved over time, with new generation treaties envisaging…
Language Is the Key
While determining the arbitrability of tax disputes under investment protection laws, the devil lies in the details of the treaty…
The Enforcement Predicament
The enforcement of an investment treaty award is a layered issue and needs to be deconstructed step by step.
A ‘look Through’ Provision
By retrospectively amending the Income Tax Act in 2012, the Indian Parliament sought to clarify its legislative intention.
The Investment-tax Binary
The Cairn and Vodafone cases have opened a pandora’s box of tax-related investment disputes that lie at the intersection of…
A Union in Crisis
SNP’s victory in the Scottish parliamentary elections appears to have reinvigorated sub-national movements across the UK.
A Crisis of Leadership
The violence in Palestine and Israel is an outcome of extremist nationalism, but more importantly, it highlights the inadequacy of…
Getting the Online, in Line
In a market as large and diverse as India, it is important to tailor regulatory requirements with great care if…
The Curse of the Magic Metal
Cobalt has become a blight for the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo as its spiralling demand leads to…
Shedding Historical Burden
By going against domestic public opinion, Seoul has not only jumpstarted a progressively deteriorating relationship with Japan but also strengthened…
‘Boston Tea Party’ Online
The Milk Tea Alliance that has surged into an online transnational youth movement against authoritarian regimes in South-East Asia, must…