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    "headline": "India and Russia Fast-Track New Bilateral Investment Treaty",
    "summary": "India and Russia are fast-tracking the finalisation of a new bilateral investment treaty to provide legal certainty for investors on both sides. The two countries are also working to enhance local currency settlement mechanisms to reduce payment-related trade frictions.",
    "articleBody": "India and Russia are accelerating the finalisation of a new bilateral investment treaty aimed at providing investors with the legal certainty needed for project and business decisions, a senior official said. The move is part of ongoing efforts to strengthen local currency settlement mechanisms to reduce payment frictions that often slow down trade.\n\nThe treaty is expected to give investors on both sides the confidence required when finalising investment decisions. \"We (India-Russia) are fast-tracking a new bilateral investment treaty to give investors on both sides the legal certainty that projects and businesses look for when they are finalising investment decisions,\" the official said.\n\nIn addition, the two countries continue to work on enhancing local currency settlement mechanisms. \"We continue to strengthen local currency settlement mechanisms, because payment friction, more often than tariffs, is what slows trade down on the ground,\" the official added.\nयह भी पढ़ें\nIndia-Russia ties poised for new phase of trade and industrial cooperation\nMoscow Alleges Ukraine Planned War Between Russia and U.K.\nPutin Arrives in India for BRICS Summit\nIndia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement May Come Into Effect Next Month",
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            "answer": "It facilitates smoother investment flows and reduces barriers caused by payment delays, potentially increasing trade."
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