India, Sept. 28 -- Concerns over potential bias against Indian parties in international arbitration cannot be ignored, and India must establish a credible domestic arbitration institution capable of competing with leading global centres such as the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), former Attorney General of India and senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi has said.

Rohatgi also called for greater representation of Indian lawyers and jurists on international arbitral tribunals, particularly in disputes involving Indian companies.

Speaking on the NewsX legal programme Legally Speaking, Rohatgi described the relatively limited appointment of Indian lawyers as arbitrators in such cases as merely the "tip of the iceberg".

"Why shou...