ONGC vs. Sumitomo - Supreme Court of India, 28 July, 2010 - is an example of a dispute in an international contract, with an arbitration clause, which could have been avoided. Ironically, it took almost two decades to be finally decided. The purpose of this case is to make the readers think about dispute avoidance vis-a-vis dispute resolution. The case presents the most relevant aspects of the judgement in simple language, devoid of legal jargon. A number of questions have been suggested towards the end.