... demonstrate that country dyads engaged in failed multilateral negotiations were more likely to sign Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs), with positive feedback from success by signed BITs also reinforcing the pattern. Research limitations/implications In the aftermath of failed multilateral episodes...

... against India demonstrate how foreign investors used the ISDS mechanism to call out the Indian State for its capricious behaviour. Before a detailed discussion of these cases, Section 2 offers a brief overview of ISDS claims against India with a focus from 2011 onward. India BIT Investment treaty...