Volume I of NIDAN’s ADR Landscape Report brings together three research papers by the ADR Landscape Project interns on how institutional design shapes dispute resolution in India. The first examines merger control in banking, asking what it means that the Central Government both owns public sector banks and holds the power to exempt their mergers from CCI review, and proposes sunset limits and consultation duties ahead of the exemption’s expiry in 2027. The second considers I

Patent thickets - dense networks of overlapping patent rights - can create hidden barriers to market entry, particularly in technology-intensive industries. Rachita Nangalia examines their impact on innovation, licensing, start-up financing, and competition, with a focus on India's legal framework and comparative perspectives from the United States and European Union.