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PMO asks commerce min to examine model text of bilateral investment treaty
9-Apr-2024 Business Standard
India’s Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has asked the commerce ministry to examine the model text of the bilateral investment treaty and suggest modifications to further improve the ease of doing business.
Switzerland seeks bilateral investment treaty with India
4-Apr-2024 The Times of India
Switzerland pursues a new bilateral investment treaty with India post EFTA deal, addressing model treaty concerns.India remains reluctant on concessions, focusing on market.
Panthera subsidiary notifies Indian government over Bhukia dispute
3-Jan-2024 Morning Star
Panthera, a gold exploration company with assets in India, said that its subsidiary Indo Gold Pty Ltd had issued a notice of dispute to the Indian government over the latter’s breach of the 1999 Australia-India bilateral investment treaty.
An India-UK investment treaty might soon be clinched
3-Nov-2023 Mint
India and UK seem to have moved towards common ground on dispute settlement, which was the most controversial part of the bilateral investment treaty.
India-UK FTA: Efforts on to also finalise dispute settlement in investment pact
25-Oct-2023 The Hindu BusinessLine
Full-throttle efforts are being made to ensure India-UK FTA and BIT, get finalised simultaneously.
India, UAE discuss bilateral investment treaty
6-Oct-2023 Mint
India and the UAE discussed a bilateral investment treaty that could see the UAE invest in India’s renewable energy, health, semiconductor and asset monetisation sectors.
Global dispute settlement, India and appellate review
2-Oct-2023 The Hindu
Since India’s quest has been to establish a rule-based global order, its support for an appellate review will ensure more state and investor confidence in international investment law.
Panthera to step up action against India after local court rejects claim
28-Sep-2023 Proactive
A writ will be pursued by Panthera for alleged breaches by India of the Bilateral Investment Treaty with Australia, the company said in a statement.
India may liberalize foreign investment in non-services sector through ‘pre-establishment’ protection
11-Sep-2023 Zee Business
To boost foreign inflows into India’s manufacturing and industrial sectors, India plans to liberalize foreign investments in the ‘non-services sector’ in the ongoing Free Trade Agreement discussions.
India UK bilateral investment treaty likely to be finalised soon, to differ from 2016 model
28-Aug-2023 The Indian Express
As India and the UK inch closer towards finalising a free trade agreement, the contours of the much-debated and contentious bilateral investment treaty are likely to be finalised around the same time as the FTA.
India’s experience with investment treaty disputes and related damages
17-Aug-2023 Madhyam
The experience with investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms has been mixed, with India facing several adverse awards and financial compensation in certain high-profile cases.
Indiana Resources Limited - Publication of ICSID Award
10-Aug-2023 Market Screener
ICSID Tribunal unanimously ordered Tanzania to pay more than US$109.5million plus costs for the unlawful expropriation of the Ntaka Hill Nickel Project (India).
India, EU disagree over dispute settlement in proposed investment protection pact
13-Jul-2023 The Hindu BusinessLine
New Delhi insists on ’exhaustion of local remedies’ clause but Brussels wants investor court system.
Deconstructing India’s evolving approach toward international investment agreements
3-Jul-2023 IISD
If India’s approach and engagement with international investment agreements can be distinguished into phases, with the new agreements being negotiated and concluded, India is poised to enter a new phase.
British minister: UK-India trade deal should have strong investment protections
28-Jun-2023 Reuters
Britain’s investment minister said he would like to see strong investment protections in any future trade deal with India, and that the two countries could work more closely together on financial services even without a trade pact.
India asks 68 countries to renegotiate bilateral investment pacts, Rajya Sabha told
20-Mar-2023 Times of India
India has issued termination notices to 68 countries for Bilateral Investment Treaties with a request to renegotiate on the basis of the model agreement formulated in 2015.
Panthera Resources agrees arbitration funding structure for claim against Indian government
28-Feb-2023 Proactive
The plan is to use the funding to support the damages claim against the Republic of India for breaches of its obligations under the Australia-India Bilateral Investment Treaty.
Devas-Antrix dispute: Netherlands top court refuses to overturn $111.3 million award against India
7-Feb-2023 The Hindu BusinessLine
The Supreme Court of Netherlands refused to overturn $111.3 million arbitral award levied by the District Court of Hague, finding the Indian government liable for improperly terminating the Devas-Antrix deal in 2011.
Devas Multimedia seizes US assets of Antrix Crop
22-Aug-2022 The New Indian Express
Devas Multimedia had won an arbitration award of $1.2 billion after the Indian government terminated its satellite deal with Antrix Corporation, the commercial arm of the ISRO in 2011.
Bauxite mining dispute | IDRC dismisses UAE body’s claim for damages from Andhra govt
20-May-2022 The Hindu
Ras Al-Khaimah Investment Authority’s claim that non-supply of bauxite from Visakhapatnam was in breach of the Bilateral Investment Treaty between India and the UAE was dismissed by the International Dispute Resolution Centre.