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Once I was selected for an interview with UNHCR. It felt like a dream come true.  Just to walk into their tightly guarded office in Delhi felt thrilling. There were just 5 candidates selected and I was one of them. The test was good and I felt utterly confident when…

I was very impressed and also confused by the safety valve theory while reading History. Apparently, the British Raj actively promoted the Congress Party, whose main aim was to oppose the British Raj in India. Why would they do that? Because the Congress party worked as a safety valve. A…

You want to do an LLM abroad. But the numbers are simply out of your reach. We mailed the details yesterday, you can read my email titled “How much does a foreign LLM cost?” After all, an LLM from Ivy League universities can cost easily between INR  45 – 70…

Are you a Chartered Accountant (CA) or Company Secretary(CS)? Do you want to do a foreign Masters of Law (LL.M.)?  The demand for interdisciplinary knowledge continues to increase on the job market, particularly in companies and organizations that work internationally. The growing number of international agreements especially within Europe is…

I am a daughter of a businessman. I have to do a cost-benefit analysis of everything. From gauging the worth of branded shoes by calculating how long they will last for or by comparing the fares of rickshaws and uber cabs against the comfort I would receive for the said…

Let’s start at the top of the food chain. There are two companies in the world with more than US$ 2 Trillion market cap each. One is Apple, the other one is Microsoft.   APPLE VERSUS MICROSOFT  A simple online search reveals that Apple pays anything between US$200-230k per year to…

IMAGINE… 5 years have passed. Or maybe 10. You wake up on a morning like this.  You open your window, roll up the blinds. A soothing gust caresses your face.  You make coffee. You go out to your balcony. The sky is the colour of lapis lazuli. There is a…

In our recent blogposts, we have nurtured you on various key skills involving international business contracts. A good business lawyer is one who understands the various nuances of international commercial contracts.  As a business lawyer, you will have to consult, advise, research, draft, ensure compliance and enforcement of cross-border business…

Contractual relationships are a key part of business. International business lawyers should be skilled at handling such relationships .  As an international business lawyer, you have to be aware of the various contractual authorities. You also have to be aware of the concept of various types of contractual agencies.   Types…