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Investment into India from abroad, and the treaties that protect it.
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Model Bilateral Investment Treaty
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India's model Bilateral Investment Treaty is the template for its treaties protecting investment with other countries; the model in force dates from 2016.
What changed
9 Jun 2026Briefnewly addedA revised model, still being drafted, would cut the time a foreign investor must spend in Indian courts before international arbitration to two years from five. Officials said it was leaning towards no most favoured nation clause. Mains: The five year wait in Indian courts had been seen as a deterrent to foreign investors, which a shorter wait is meant to remove. The New Indian Express (via bilaterals.org), 9 Jun 2026: New bilateral investment model (opens in a new tab)