Narendra Modi speaks for foreign lawyers' entry: Fears of foreign domination unfounded

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Saturday, 25 April 2015 By Legally India Law firms

Modi likes foreigners (white guy: not a lawyer)

“Why should we need to go outside the country for global arbitration? We shouldn’t think that if foreign lawyers come here, they will take away our jobs,” said prime minister Narendra Modi, for the first time publicly weighing in on the liberalisation debate, adding that fears that foreign lawyers would dominate the local profession were unfounded.

The government’s commerce ministry has been pushing hard to make a credible plan for the entry of foreign lawyers, with even the main opponents, such as the Society of Indian Law Firms (Silf), having been forced to temper their opposition in the face of the government’s agenda.

Modi was speaking during the inauguration of the commerce ministry’s three-day Global Exhibition on Services (GES), as reported by the Economic Times and others.

Photo via Narendra Modi on Flickr

Comments

Bhakti Bhog 25 Apr 2015, 07:46

+1 -2

What are you insinuating Kian? His is clad in iron, won't waver - foreigner or desi !

Guest 25 Apr 2015, 08:42

+15 -2

Woohoo!! For 10 years the oligarchs opposing liberalisation bribed the Congress. Now the Congress is crumbling and so are the oligarchs. Wake up to the new India you jokers!

anon 25 Apr 2015, 08:53

+7 -1

Kian in the same speech he spoke of a stronger IP regime in India. Please report that also as it is important.

adanichand 25 Apr 2015, 09:49

+2 -1

Niche name che name che name che name che

Narendra Modi 25 Apr 2015, 10:34

+19 -7

He sells dreams. That's his speciality. I will believe liberalization when I see it. Till then keep zilch hopes.

ancient wisdom 27 Apr 2015, 04:58

+12 -1

india was a frontrunner in liberalising the legal profession. in fact, in vedic times, the legal profession was completely liberalised and there were no entry barriers at all. bar of foreign lawyers is a western import and totally against our culture.

Ha ha ha 27 Apr 2015, 05:23

+1 -0

Does he realise that to make India an attractive seat for arbitration its not opening up the legal sector that needs changing but changing the way courts interact with the arbitral process and take time hearing S.34 challenges...

Photo Caption... 27 Apr 2015, 12:08

+1 -1

...is offensive. Any particular reason we need to identify people by the colour of their skin? Had it been an African gentleman, would you say "Black Guy - Not a lawyer"??

kianganz 27 Apr 2015, 12:15

+4 -1

No, that would have been racist as I'm a white guy. But being a white guy, I'm allowed to call other white guys white without it being racist. And generally, I'm of the somewhat controversial and possibly false view that it's impossible to be racist to white people, ever. :)

Also, it's a bit of a joke on using a generic white guy to stand in for foreign lawyers (the guy in the picture is Michael Bloomberg).

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