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The Quarterly Newsletter of South Asian University | Volume 3 Issue 4 June 2019

SAU Bookshelf

Book Launch and Panel Discussion

New Delhi (07.05.2019) SAU FLS News : Faculty of Legal Studies, SAU in association with Oxford University
Press organised a book launch and discussion on India and Bilateral Investment - Treaties Refusal,
Acceptance, Backlash authored by Prabhash Ranjan and published by Oxford University Press. The book
was launched by Dr. Harsha Vardhana Singh, former Deputy Director General of the World Trade
Organisation; Mr. Rajeev Kher, former Commerce Seretary, Government of India; Professor Abhijit Das,
Head, Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foriegn Trade; Ms. R V Anuradha, Partner, Clarus Law
Associates;andDr.RishabGupta,Partner,ShardulAmarchandMangaldassandCompany.Thelaunchwas
followed by a lively discussion on the book. The panelists discussed the main arguments of the book and
posedsomequestionstotheauthor.Theauthorinhisremarksansweredthequestionsposed.Thelaunch
event was attended by around 100 people including SAU students, faculty members and other
researchersandguestsfromoutsideSAU.

Prabhash Ranjan. India and Bilateral Investment Treaties - Refusal, Acceptance,
Backlash (OxfordUniversityPress2019)

As a consequence of being sued by more than 20 foreign investors, India
terminatedcloseto60investmenttreatiesandadoptedanewModelBilateral
Investment Treaty (BIT) purportedly to balance investment protection with
the host State’s right to regulate. This book is a critical study of India’s
approachtowardsBITsandtracestheirorigin,evolution,andthecurrentstate
of play. It does so by locating them in India’s economic policy in general and
policytowardsforeigninvestmentinparticular.

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