India: International Law

When a foreign court judgment declares a joint venture agreement void, does it automatically terminate an international arbitration seated elsewhere? This analysis examines how domestic rulings interact with arbitral proceedings, exploring the jurisdictional boundaries between local courts and arbitral tribunals and the strategic risks companies face when navigating parallel proceedings.

The Court of Appeal has ruled that ratifying the New York Convention does not automatically waive sovereign immunity in arbitral award enforcement proceedings. This decision clarifies the distinction between...

The Supreme Court of India has applied the doctrine of 'transnational issue estoppel' in a landmark ruling, establishing that parties cannot re-litigate issues already decided by foreign courts when challenging foreign award enforcement in India. This decision addresses the critical intersection of international arbitration, foreign judgments, and domestic enforcement proceedings.

The article discusses geopolitical hedging and its impact, where the phrase refers to an approach wherein countries and companies diversify their risk exposure and reduce their dependence on one geographical area, supply chain, market, or technology ecosystem.

The Reserve Bank of India has withdrawn seven legacy FEMA circulars as part of its ongoing rationalization initiative, affecting cross-border transactions, ECB frameworks, and foreign exchange compliance. This development underscores the importance of relying on current regulations rather than historical circulars when structuring international transactions.

The 2026 Regulations are primarily principle-based and are intended to promote ease of doing business, especially for small exporters and importers. They are also intended to empower Authorised Dealers (‘AD’) to provide quicker and more efficient service to their customers.

Explore the latest developments in global trade policy, including forced labor regulations, WTO disputes, and India's Foreign Trade Policy amendments. This comprehensive update covers trade remedial actions, new Standard Input Output Norms, and critical changes affecting international commerce and compliance requirements.

India's Directorate General of Trade Remedies has launched an anti-dumping investigation into Cold Rolled Grain Oriented Electrical Steel and Amorphous Metal imports from Japan, China, Korea, and Russia. This investigation carries significant implications for Japanese steel producers and exporters, particularly given Japan's leadership in manufacturing premium grain-oriented electrical steel and India's growing demand for transformer-grade materials. The notification raises critical questions about product

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.