India: International Law

This podcast episode examines the intricate legal framework governing the enforcement of foreign court judgments and decrees in Indian courts. Advocate Brian Noronha analyzes the landmark Supreme Court ruling in Griesheim GMBH v. Goyal MG Gases (P) Ltd., exploring the specific procedural requirements and legal mechanisms that international litigants must navigate when seeking enforcement in India.

Recent Supreme Court decisions are dismantling longstanding regulatory barriers that have historically complicated the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in India. By removing the Reserve Bank of India pre-approval requirement...

Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, prescribes strict timelines for arbitration proceedings, but what happens when these deadlines expire?

In this modern world, regulatory compliance has become a vital element of international business operations. India’s foreign trade policies are defined by a select set of regulatory requirements. Import Export Code (IEC) issued by Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) is the unique identification number for every importer and exporter of the nation. While IEC has always been a mandatory requirement, its relevancy has significantly improved in the digital commerce era.

India and the United Kingdom concluded negotiations on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) on 6 May 2025, following 14 rounds of talks initiated in January 2022. The CETA was formally signed in London on 24 July 2025 by the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal and the UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Jonathan Reynolds. Besides the CETA, a Double Contribution Convention (DCC), addressing social security contributions for Indian workers temporarily working in the UK, was signed separately on 10 February 2026.

Under FEMA, the rules related to investment by a person resident outside India in an Indian company are provided under Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019 (‘NDI Rules’).

The recent developments in the United States concerning Gautam Adani, Sagar Adani and Adani Enterprises Limited have been received in India through two vastly different perspectives. For some, the proposed settlement of civil proceedings and the reported movement towards dismissal of criminal proceedings represent a significant easing of legal pressure. For others, the very fact that the proceedings were brought remains the more important point. Both readings capture part of the story, but neither fully explains why the episode matters for the Indian business ecosystem.

The European Union's 2026 Steel import Regulation marks a fundamental shift from temporary trade safeguards to permanent industrial policy, dramatically reducing tariff-free quotas by 47%, doubling out-of-quota duties to 50%, and introducing stringent 'melt and pour' traceability requirements. This transformation raises critical questions about whether traditional distinctions between trade remedies and industrial policy are disappearing, with significant implications for major steel exporters like India.

Indonesia’s export regime for strategic natural resources may soon undergo one of its most significant structural changes in recent years. The Government is reportedly preparing a regulation that would centralize the export of certain commodities through PT Danantara Sumber Daya Indonesia (“DSDI”), which is expected to function as the primary intermediary between domestic producers and international buyers.