In June 2024, the Government published ‘Guidelines for Arbitration and Mediation in Contracts of Domestic Public Procurement’. As per the guidelines, arbitration should not be a routine / default choice for dispute resolution in public procurement contracts. Vyapak Desai, Ritika Bansal, Ansh Desai, Soumya Gulati and Shruti Dhonde from the International Dispute Resolution and Investigations team at Nishith Desai Associates discuss the guidelines and their potential impact on arbitration.