The Dhirubhai Ambani University – School of Law is proud to share that Dr. Manuj Bhardwaj, Founding Faculty Member and Executive Secretary of the Indian National Association of Legal Professionals (INALP), has been featured in the May–June 2025 edition of Asian Legal Business (Thomson Reuters).
In this exclusive interview, Dr. Bhardwaj highlights the need for arbitration reforms, the liberalisation of India’s legal services sector, and the importance of creating structured pathways for global legal integration. He underscores how a modern, rules-based arbitration ecosystem can serve as both a catalyst for efficient dispute resolution and a credible entry point for controlled foreign legal participation in India.
The feature further outlines INALP’s multi-tiered advocacy strategy, which balances engagement with global law firms, think tanks, and bar associations with respect for India’s unique legal sensitivities. Dr. Bhardwaj emphasises that liberalisation must be gradual, domain-specific, and supported by regulatory preparedness, institutional safeguards, and skill-building to ensure long-term benefits for the Indian legal profession.
As the Bar Council of India’s guidelines on foreign lawyers mark a historic shift, INALP’s vision of a globally integrated yet locally robust legal market is moving from aspiration to reality. Through capacity-building, policy engagement, and professional development, INALP continues to lay the groundwork for a 21st-century Indian legal ecosystem that is internationally relevant, inclusive, and strategically liberalised.