Strong states are strengthened by putting limits on their own power; weak states are weakened by descending to arbitrariness. India has to choose what it wants to be. That is the message that an international arbitration tribunal in The Hague is sending to New Delhi. The panel dismissed the Indian …
Read More »Vodafone v. India – End of a saga?
The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ultimately ruled in favor of telecoms giant Vodafone in an investment treaty arbitration (ITA) dispute against India, initiated under the India-Netherlands Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT). This ruling marks the culmination of nearly a decade of bitter tax dispute between India and the …
Read More »Vodafone arbitration case: all options open, the government will take action after studying the award
NEW DELHI: The government said Friday that it will consider all options, including legal remedies, regarding Vodafone arbitration case which was in favor of the company. British telecommunications giant Vodafone Group plc won the arbitration case against the Government of India for a claim of Rs 22,100 crore in taxes …
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