(Ananya Srivastava and Divyansh Bansal are Second Year Students at National Law University, Jodhpur.) Excerpt This blog examines the recent rollback of arbitration in India,   from the Ministry of Finance’s 2024 guidelines to Delhi PWD’s 2025 blanket ban. It critiques the ad-hoc withdrawal, highlights the risks of eroding investor confidence and proposes evidence-based reforms to safeguard and promote India as an arbitration hub, which is grounded in national and internationa

Kartik Shukla is fifth year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at National Law University Odisha   Keywords: International Commercial Arbitration, Appointment, High Court     I.         Introduction The appointment of arbitrators lies at the heart of the arbitral process which determines the integrity of arbitral proceedings. The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996  ( hereinafter , “Arbitration Act”) clearly lays down the framework for such appointments by distinguishing between