This written statement addresses several of the questions raised regarding the potential legalization of betting and gambling in India. Of the five questions posed in the Appeal, dated May 30, 2017, I address only the first two: 1) “Will legalizing betting and gambling help in curbing the...

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is the responsibility recognized by the companies for acting in socially responsible manner. There is no single universally accepted definition of corporate social responsibility, it has generally come to mean business decision making linked to ethical...

Can a country go bankrupt? The past has been dynamic with world witnessing many countries falling off grace. Why a country goes bankrupt? What is the economics and politics behind the concept of "sovereign bankruptcy"? How do countries protect themselves against sovereign bankruptcy? Which all...

The present paper analyzes the role of intellectual property protection vis-à-vis the fashion industry. The Piracy Paradox coined by law professors Kal Raustiala and Christopher Sprigman in the United States has led to imitation becoming an inescapable reality for designers all around the world...

Throughout the history of business, distinctive marks have been used by producers, sellers and the like to differentiate their goods and services from those of their competitors. As market economies and the differentiation of goods and services grew, the need for distinctive marks...

Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India makes the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Policy of India. The current consolidated FDI policy is contained in the DIPP Circular 1 of 2012. The next edition, which is in the process...

Technology promises to overcome traditional barriers to financial inclusion, in particular by harnessing insights from consumers' personal data. However, use of personal data creates new risks for consumers. Service providers must build consumers' trust, a necessary precondition to increased...

Over the course of the last century, numerous jurisdictions have adopted the principles of free market economics. This has resulted in a global economy which is expanding due to the proliferation of public and private sector enterprises, which are themselves the product of public markets where...

The Supreme Court of India delivered its judgment in the appeals pertaining to the Ram Janmabhoomi – Babri Masjid case on 9 November 2019, after a marathon hearing of 40 days and exhaustive discussions and deliberations on issues encompassing history, archaeology and of course law. The...