In what should be the last act of a long and winding tax dispute drama, British firm Cairn Energy has said it has concluded all steps prescribed by the Indian government in order to be eligible for the refund of a contentious retroactive tax levy. The original target for this move, that has sharply dented India’s credibility, was Vodafone, which …
The recent move by UK’s Cairn Energy Plc--threatening to seize the assets of national carrier Air India to enforce a $1.2 billion arbitration award the former had won against the Indian government last year--has proved to be extremely embarrassing for the Centre. Cairn Energy has moved the US district court for the Southern District of New York, seeking to make …
