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flag India's Finance Minister proposes separate negotiations for investment treaties to protect national interests.

flag India's Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, advocates for the separate negotiation of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) from Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) to ensure they capture national interests and regulatory powers without compromising sovereignty. flag BITs, she argues, should be handled independently by experts to mitigate legal and financial risks. flag The proposed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) aims to coordinate swiftly between ministries upon receiving arbitration notices, addressing deficiencies in the current BIT framework and improving arbitration processes.

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