DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG v. REPUBLIC OF INDIA

  1. February 26, 2026

    India Looks To Nix $156M Deutsche Telekom Award Suit

    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.

  2. March 20, 2025

    India Wins Bondless Stay Of $156M Award Enforcement

    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.

  3. August 08, 2024

    India Fights To Stall $156M Judgment To Deutsche Telekom

    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.

  4. March 28, 2024

    India Can't Dodge $132M Award To Deutsche Telekom

    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.

  5. October 18, 2021

    Deutsche Telekom Opposes India's Bid To Toss $132M Award

    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.

  6. September 27, 2021

    India Says Only Its Courts Can Enforce $132M Award

    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.