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India is not a Contracting State to the ICSID Convention:

  • Signature: N/A
  • Deposit of Ratification: N/A
  • Entry into Force: N/A

India is a Contracting State to the New York Convention:

  • Signature: 10 June 1958
  • Deposit of Ratification: 13 July 1960
  • Entry into Force: 11 October 1960
  • India will only apply the New York Convention to the recognition and enforcement of awards made in the territory of another contracting state & only to differences arising out of legal relationships, whether contractual or not, that are considered commercial under their national law

In 1996, India enacted legislation based on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration as adopted in 1985 and is therefore now popularly considered to be an UNCITRAL Model Law State

India is a Contracting State to the 1899 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes:

  • Entry into Force: 29 July 1950

India is a not Contracting State to the 1907 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes:

  • Entry into Force: N/A

India is a United Nations Member State:

  • Date of Admission: 30 October 1945

Official State Name: Republic of India - Bhārat Gaṇarājya - भारत गणराज्य*

Capital: New Delhi

Largest City: Mumbai

Official Languages: Hindi, English

Recognised Regional Languages: Telugu, Urdu, Assamese, Bengali, Bdo, Maithili, Konkani, Gujarati, Punjabi, Santali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Meiteilon, Khasi, Garo, Mizo, Oriya, Rajasthani, Nepali, Tamil, Kokborok, Sanskrit

Motto: "Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit) सत्यमेव जयते (Devanāgarī) "Truth Alone Triumphs

Currency: Indian rupee (Indian Rupee symbol.svg) (INR)

Time Zone: IST (UTC+5:30)

International Calling Code: +91

Internet TLD: .in

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