This paper aims to deduce the object and purpose of the Indian International Investment Agreements (IIAs) by studying the title, preambles and the text of 69 Indian IIAs. It provides a brief description of the Indian IIA programme and the policy objectives behind entering into IIAs is important...

The Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS agreement) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) imposes an obligation on all member countries to protect plant varieties either by patents or by a sui generis regime or by a combination of both. India explored the sui...

Due to the adjudication of a large range of regulatory measures under investment treaty arbitration (ITA), the belief that bilateral investment treaties (BITs) fail to balance investment protection with a host country's right to regulate has gained currency as of late. In order to balance...

International Investment Agreements (IIAs), signed by countries to protect and boost investment, restrict the regulatory discretion of these countries. This dissertation examines Indian IIAs and how they impact India's regulatory discretion by analysing four features namely definition of foreign...

This paper discusses the importance of industrial tariffs for South Asian countries (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangaldesh and Nepal) and focusses on the ongoing NAMA negotiations in the WTO from the perspective of these South Asian countries

This Centad working paper takes a critical look at the Hong Kong Ministerial text on agriculture and NAMA. On the basis of this analysis, the paper suggests specific and important negotiating points for developing countries. [CENTAD]