Confirming its commitment to bilateral investment treaty with India, the US however, believes that that fixing a time-frame for the same may not be possible due to time-taking and complicated nature of negotiations. Caitlin Hayden, spokesperson of the National Security Council, said ‘we remain committed to a bilateral investment treaty with India and look forward to holding additional positive and productive technical discussions on a treaty with the Indian Government as quickly as possible.’
By adding further she said, the US views economic relationship with India as one of its ‘most important’, and is ‘actively working’ to ensure that both countries are able to lay the groundwork for future opportunities. Caitlin’s statement gains importance in view of the recent news reports that the Obama Administration has set in motion an ambitious global round of trade talks covering Europe and much of Asia, which is bound to influence countries such as China, India and Brazil.
Meanwhile, a group of top American Senators and US India Business Council (USIBC), which represents American companies doing business in India, have been insistently pushing for a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) with India. An investment treaty between India and the US will provide protection to Indian and American investors alike from discriminatory, arbitrary, or confiscatory government measures, enforceable by recourse to independent international arbitration.
Further, such an investment treaty could help to facilitate two-way investment in infrastructure and other areas where capital outlay is welcome and would provide protections to Indian and American companies as they expand investments overseas. It will also provide India, a much-needed foreign direct investment, creating jobs on both sides and building stronger ties between the two countries.
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