April 28, 2026
Deutsche Telekom AG has asked a D.C. federal judge to enforce a nearly $156 million arbitral award it won against India in a dispute over a scrapped satellite lease and telecommunications deal, opposing the country's arguments in favor of vacatur.
February 26, 2026
India is urging a D.C. federal court not to enforce a nearly $156 million arbitral award issued to Deutsche Telekom AG over a nixed satellite lease and telecommunications deal, arguing that it never agreed to arbitrate this type of dispute and that the deal was nixed over "essential security" issues.
March 20, 2025
At least while it's appealing, India won't have to start paying Deutsche Telekom AG the $155 million an arbitrator and a D.C. federal court has said the country owes the telecom after a massive satellite licensing deal went sour, that court has ruled.
August 08, 2024
The Republic of India on Thursday asked a D.C. federal judge to stall a $155.8 million judgment against the country stemming from an arbitration over a soured satellite licensing deal, saying the case involves "serious and novel questions" that warrant a stay of enforcement pending appeal.
March 28, 2024
India must pay Deutsche Telekom AG the $132 million an arbitrator has said the country owes the telecom after a massive satellite licensing deal went sour, a D.C. federal judge has ruled, waving away arguments that the district court can't enforce the award due to sovereign immunity.
October 18, 2021
A German telecom company told a D.C. federal judge that India's "deliberate misinterpretation" of its investment treaty with Germany is a "transparent delay tactic" and that, if humored, it could prevent investors from using international arbitration to resolve breach of contract disputes.
September 27, 2021
India is arguing that a D.C. federal court cannot enforce a $132 million arbitral award issued against it following a dispute over a terminated satellite leasing deal, saying a unique provision in an underlying treaty mandates that such a proceeding be adjudicated exclusively in its courts.