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India to revamp bilateral investment treaty framework: CEA
5-Mar-2025 Money Control
India is revising its Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) framework aims to address investor concerns about stringent dispute resolution and limited protections, aligning with evolving global economic realities and ensuring India’s sovereign rights and regulatory space.
Enforcement of foreign awards, the India-UAE BIT, and international law
25-Feb-2025 Kluwer Arbitration Blog
The new bilateral investment treaty between India and the United Arab Emirates clarifies concerns around enforcing investor-State awards in India—at least for this BIT.
Qatar ready to fast-track investment promotion, protection deal with India
18-Feb-2025 Business Standard
Qatar said it is ready to take steps to speed up the negotiations for a new bilateral investment promotion and protection agreement with India.
Need standalone bilateral investment treaties independent of FTAs: FM
17-Feb-2025 The Hindu Business Line
India Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday emphasised the need for Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) to be negotiated as standalone agreements rather than being included as a chapter in Free Trade Agreements (FTAs).
Model Bilateral Investment Treaty to be made more investor friendly: FM
3-Feb-2025 The Hindu BusinessLine
Revamp will help expedite new BITs with partner countries; may push FTA talks.
Bilateral investment treaty and FTAs are two separate pacts; should continue to remain so: Sources
23-Dec-2024 The Economic Times
Demands of certain developed countries from India to negotiate ’investment protection’ elements under an FTA is inappropriate as negotiating the matter as part of a separate chapter under the trade pact could have larger and detrimental implications.
Free trade & investment deals hit model BIT hurdle
16-Dec-2024 The Times of India
From Saudi Arabia to the UK and the European Union to Sri Lanka, India’s model bilateral investment treaty (BIT) and the finance ministry’ steadfast refusal to tweak it is posing problems.
Bahrain, India hold fourth high joint commission meeting
10-Dec-2024 Bahrein News Agency
The ministers welcomed the launch of the first round of negotiations on a bilateral investment treaty and agreed to expedite its conclusion to enhance trade and investment.
India-EU FTA: Investment chapter to include FDI liberalisation, exclude protection, arbitration
4-Dec-2024 The Hindu BusinessLine
The proposed India-EU Free Trade Agreement is likely to focus on investment liberalisation, while keeping investment protection and arbitration out of the pact, to be negotiated separately in a bilateral investment treaty.
Saudi Arabia wants bilateral investment treaty with India before proceeding with an FTA: Sources
28-Nov-2024 CNBC TV18
Saudi Arabia seeks a Bilateral Investment Treaty with India before advancing a Free Trade Agreement. However, differing stances may delay FTA negotiations with the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Saudi Arabia wants bilateral investment treaty with India before proceeding with an FTA: Sources
26-Nov-2024 CNBCTV18
Saudi Arabia seeks a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) with India before advancing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). However, differing stances may delay FTA negotiations with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
A bilateral investment treaty with a ‘bit’ of change
22-Nov-2024 The Hindu
Despite some departures, the India-UAE bilateral investment treaty establishes a continuity of India’s investment treaty practice.
Modi’s visit: Nigeria, India finalise pending agreements to facilitate trade, investments
22-Nov-2024 Naira Metrics
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu and Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, have directed their officials to finalise pending bilateral trade agreements between the two countries.
FinMin not keen on inclusion of BIT in free trade pacts: Sources
15-Nov-2024 The Hindu BusinessLine
Investment chapters in India FTAs may be limited to investment promotion, facilitation.
India, UAE investment promotion, protection treaty comes into effect from August 31: Finance ministry
7-Oct-2024 The Hindu
Enforcement of this pact with the UAE gives continuity of investment protection to investors of both the countries.
India and Uzbekistan sign Bilateral Investment Treaty in Tashkent
1-Oct-2024 Hindustan Times
India and Uzbekistan have signed a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) to boost economic cooperation and protect investors. The BIT aims to increase investor confidence, provide dispute resolution mechanisms, and protect investments from expropriation.
India to sign bilateral investment treaty with Uzbekistan during FM Sitharaman’s visit
25-Sep-2024 The Financial World
India’s Finance Minister will sign a bilateral investment treaty between India and Uzbekistan.
India, Russia aim for speedy conclusion of bilateral investment treaty
20-Sep-2024 Hindustan Times
Following the expiration of their previous investment treaty, India and Russia are negotiating a new agreement to boost investments and business cooperation. The negotiations, which began in July, were initiated after a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
Why Uruguay Is India’s secret weapon for conquering South America’s markets
3-Sep-2024 Financial Express
India is increasingly focusing on Uruguay as a key partner in South America. Ongoing negotiations for a new Bilateral Investment Treaty further underscore Uruguay’s potential as a key partner in India’s South American strategy.
Dutch keen on India investment deal, says deputy PM Hoekstra
2-Jul-2024 Live Mint
The Netherlands is keen to have a bilateral investment protection agreement with India and is fully backing the proposed India -EU free trade agreement (FTA), the country’s deputy prime minister Wopke Hoekstra said at a briefing in his office.