India’s Bilateral Investment Treaties 2.0: Perceptions, Emerging Trends, and Possible Architecture

James J. Nedumpara is Professor and Head of the Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL), a leading think tank and advisory Centre established by India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT). James also holds the WTO Chair established by the World Trade Organization Chair programme at the IIFT. A prolific writer on international trade and investment law and an advisor to India’s trade negotiations, James has contributed widely to enhancing trade law capacity in India. Among other publications, James is the co-author of the comprehensive treatise, International Economic Law: Text, Cases and Materials (2021).