Commercial disputes involving Non-Resident Indians or foreign counterparties — property transactions, joint ventures, cross-border service agreements — often favour arbitration precisely because litigating across jurisdictions is slow, procedurally complex, and can leave a party facing an unfamiliar court system with no real presence there.
Hybrid and virtual hearing capability matters especially here: an NRI party based overseas can participate fully in procedural hearings and even give evidence remotely, without the cost and disruption of international travel for every stage of the process.
Seat selection carries particular weight in these disputes — an Indian seat with India-qualified counsel and arbitrators is often more practical for disputes genuinely centred on Indian assets or contracts, even where one party is based abroad, since enforcement against Indian assets ultimately runs through Indian courts regardless of where the arbitration itself is seated.