Gandhinagar, March 5 -- Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said India must reflect on why it remains a less preferred destination for international arbitration despite major legislative and judicial reforms.

Speaking at the inauguration of the Gujarat High Court Arbitration Centre and a conference on institutional arbitration, he noted that although India's arbitration framework has matured, many disputes involving Indian parties are still resolved in foreign jurisdictions.

He said the key issue is not the viability of arbitration in India but whether domestic institutions command enough trust to become the preferred dispute resolution forums.

Trust, he noted, depends on confidence in neutral arbitrator appointments, procedural integrit...