CONSENT AS THE CORNERSTONE OF ARBITRATION: ANALYSING SECTION 7 THROUGH NAGREEKA AND GLENCORE
The validity of an arbitration agreement under Section 7 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Act) ultimately boils down to consent. At its core, an arbitration clause is nothing more than a contractual promise by the parties to resolve their disputes outside the regular court system. But consent isn’t always straightforward. Sometimes parties sign …
Provisional Protection under the PPV&FR Act: Scope, Challenges and the Need for Legislative Clarity
Neeti Wilson and Kartik Madankar Introduction Agriculture remains the backbone of the Indian economy, providing livelihoods to a significant portion of the population and contributing substantially to national economic growth. Plant varieties play a crucial role in ensuring food security, supplying fodder, and supporting numerous agricultural and industrial activities. Advancements in agricultural science have enabled …
Arbitrating Trademark Disputes Following Mangayarkarasi – The Extent of Contractual Reach into Public Law
Lakshmidevi Somanath* The Supreme Court of India’s 2025 decision in K. Mangayarkarasi and Anr v. N. J. Sundaresan marks an important turn in Indian arbitration jurisprudence and delimits, for the first time, what constitutes the permissibility and the scope of arbitration within the Indian legal order. [1] The case is regarding an application under …
Green Hydrogen Projects in India: Financing, Regulation and Infrastructure Challenges Shaping the Sector in 2026
India’s green hydrogen sector is no longer being discussed as a futuristic climate ambition. It is rapidly becoming one of the most commercially significant infrastructure and energy transition opportunities in the country. As governments and industries worldwide intensify decarbonisation efforts, green hydrogen is emerging as a strategic solution for sectors where electrification alone cannot achieve …
Insolvency and Stressed Infrastructure Assets in India: Opportunities, Risks and Resolution Trends in 2026
India’s infrastructure story has long been associated with ambition, mega highways, renewable energy parks, airports, logistics corridors, smart cities, data centres and urban transformation projects. Over the last two decades, billions of dollars have flowed into the sector from banks, institutional lenders, sovereign wealth funds, infrastructure funds and global investors eager to participate in India’s …
The Fourth Party at the Indian Tribunal Table
When two parties agree to arbitrate, they agree to place their dispute before a person, or a panel of persons, whom they trust to decide it. That is the whole of the bargain. Everything else, the seat, the rules, the language and the timetable, is machinery built around a single human act of judgment. It …
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ESG and Sustainable Infrastructure Financing in India: The Investment and Regulatory Shift Reshaping Infrastructure in 2026
India’s infrastructure story is no longer being driven solely by scale, speed, and capital expenditure. In 2026, investors, lenders, regulators, and project developers are increasingly asking a different set of questions: How sustainable is the asset? Can the project withstand climate disruption? Does the governance framework inspire institutional confidence? Will the project remain financeable over …
GIFT City’s Next Phase: How India’s IFSC Is Becoming a Global Financial Hub
For years, India-linked international financing transactions were routinely structured through offshore jurisdictions such as Singapore, Dubai, Mauritius or London. Whether it involved fund management, aircraft leasing, offshore debt, private credit or cross-border investment platforms, global capital often flowed into India through foreign financial centres rather than through India itself. That dynamic is now beginning to …
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Change in Law in Power Purchase Agreements: Coal Block Cancellation and the Allocation of Contractual Risk
Introduction The long-term stability of India’s power sector depends not only on generation capacity and infrastructure growth, but also on the legal and regulatory certainty governing fuel supply arrangements. Power Purchase Agreements (“PPAs”), particularly those executed through competitive bidding under the Electricity Act, 2003, are structured on commercial assumptions relating to the long-term availability, pricing, …
Investing in Indian Infrastructure: What Foreign Investors Need to Evaluate Beyond Financing
India’s infrastructure sector continues to attract unprecedented international attention. From renewable energy parks and airports to data centres, logistics corridors, urban mobility systems and green hydrogen projects, global institutional investors are increasingly viewing Indian infrastructure as a long-term strategic asset class rather than merely an emerging market opportunity.