law: The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
  PART II ENFORCEMENT
  
  OF CERTAIN FOREIGN AWARDS
  CHAPTER I New York
  
  Convention Awards
  44. Definition.
  In this Chapter,
  
  unless the context otherwise requires, "foreign award" means an
  
  arbitral award on differences between persons arising out of legal
  
  relationships, whether contractual or not, considered as commercial under the
  
  law in force hi India, made on or after the 11th day of October, 1960-
  a.  
  
    in
  
  pursuance of an agreement in writing for arbitration to which the Convention
  
  set forth in the First Schedule applies, and
  b.  
  
    in
  
  one of such territories as the Central Government, being satisfied that
  
  reciprocal provisions have been made may, by notification in the Official
  
  Gazette. Declare to be territories to which the said Convention applies.