The future of India’s investment treaty practice: An important parliamentary intervention

Ranjan, Prabhash (2022) The future of India’s investment treaty practice: An important parliamentary intervention. Manchester Journal of International Economic Law, 19 (1). pp. 112-125. ISSN 1742-3945

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Abstract

India’s bilateral investment treaty (BIT) programme has undergone a complete overhaul ever since India was sued by multiple foreign investors before various investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) tribunals. India unilaterally terminated all its BITs, adopted a new Model BIT, and is now negotiating new investment treaties with several countries like the European Union and Australia. Against this background, the parliamentary standing committee on external affairs has made some significant recommendations on India’s approach toward BITs. The parliamentary committee recognises the value of BITs for India to attract foreign investment inflows. This paper studies the critical recommendations of the parliamentary committee and concludes that India needs to revisit its Model BIT to strike a balance between investment protection and State’s right to regulate. This recalibration in India’s approach would be useful at a time when it is endeavouring to enter into investment treaties with important capital exporting countries to India.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Law and Legal Studies
JGU School/Centre: Jindal Global Law School
Depositing User: Amees Mohammad
Date Deposited: 16 May 2022 11:26
Last Modified: 01 Jul 2022 05:29
Official URL: https://www.electronicpublications.org/stuff/873
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/3084

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