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THE SWISS CHALLENGE METHOD: A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

Swedha Prakash I. Introduction Large-scale infrastructure projects are becoming increasingly significant, driven by government efforts to boost the economy, such as the National Infrastructure Pipeline (“NIP”), which has allocated an ambitious ₹108 trillion for various projects. Public-Private Partnerships (“PPP”s) have played a crucial role in this commitment to building a strong foundation for sustainable growth […]

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Constitutional Law

Uncontested Elections in India: The Legal Challenge & Role of NOTA

Kartikey Agrawal & Siddhi Mishra I. Introduction The Supreme Court has recently issued a notice in a PIL challenging the validity of Section 53(2) of the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951 (“Act”). This section comes into force when the number of contestants equals the number of seats to be filled, meaning only one candidate is […]

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Competition Law

The Cloud Tyrant: Microsoft’s Stranglehold on the Future of Digital Competition

Aditya Kashyap & Arnika Dwivedi Introduction The digital ecosystem is a constantly changing field that frequently presents previously unheard-of competition law difficulties. A noteworthy incident was when Google officially  complained to the European Commission (“EC”) on Microsoft’s anti-competitive conduct within the cloud computing market. This complaint has generated heated discussion, and initiated the dialogue on […]

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Banking

Streamlining Export Governance: A Critical Analysis of the Draft FEMA Regulations and Directions

Aditya Thomas & Jayati Bhatia The very definition of “export” under the Foreign Exchange Management (Export of Goods & Services) Regulations 2015 (“Current Regulations”) has historically excluded services, limiting its scope to goods and software. This restrictive approach has led to conflicting interpretations, particularly when juxtaposed with the broader definition under the Foreign Exchange Management […]

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International Law

Was Shooting the Chinese Air Balloon a ‘military objective’?

Siddharth Chaturvedi Introduction The shooting of a Chinese air balloon over the USA’s airspace has generated a lot of analysis from US experts and Chinese experience. There are indeed lots of plausible reasons which may have led to shooting the Chinese Air Balloon. However, the purpose of this piece is restricted to analyzing whether the […]