Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Friday said India has the potential to emerge as a global hub for mediation, asserting that Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) must increasingly become the first recourse for resolving disputes rather than the last resort after prolonged litigation. The CJI also noted that mediation in India has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past two decades. "There is no reason why India cannot establish herself as a genuine centre of mediation for the global community," the CJI said. According to him, India's rapidly expanding economy requires a world-class dispute resolution ecosystem capable of handling sophisticated domestic and cross-border commercial disputes. Concluding his address, CJI Surya Kant urged the legal fraternity to collectively strengthen India's ADR ecosystem and position the country among the world's leading mediation jurisdictions.