India's decision to adopt a new model BIT especially in light of the growing debate on how to reconcile investment protection with host State's right to regulate, should be welcomed. India, at last, woke up, courtesy foreign investors suing India under different BITs, to the reality that broad...

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...

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...