新德里，9月25日电：据一位直接了解政府双边投资协定审查情况的消息人士透露，印度不计划对与外国企业的争端解决方式进行重大改革。
NEW DELHI, Sept 25 : India is not planning to make major changes to how disputes with foreign businesses are resolved, according to a source with direct knowledge of the government's review of bilateral investment treaties.
长期以来，在印度运营的外国公司一直抱怨，在亚洲第三大经济体中，争端解决耗时、困难，是进一步投资的巨大障碍。
Foreign companies operating in India have long complained that dispute resolution in Asia's third-largest economy is time-consuming, difficult and a huge impediment to investing further.
特别是，印度要求涉及外国公司的争端必须先在当地法院审理五年，然后才允许进行国际仲裁。消息人士称，先行寻求本地救济的要求将予以保留。
In particular, India requires that disputes involving foreign companies first be heard in local courts for five years before international arbitration is allowed. The requirement that local remedies must first be pursued will be kept, said the source.
然而，第二位消息人士表示，五年的时间期限将会缩短，可能缩短至两年。
A second source said, however, that the five-year time period will be shortened, possibly to two years.
第一位消息人士称，政府还将把税收争端排除在投资协定范围之外，不会在主权征税权上妥协，称该问题为印度的“红线”。两位消息人士均为政府工作人员，因细节保密而拒绝透露身份。联邦财政部发言人未回应置评请求。
The government will also keep taxation disputes outside the scope of investment treaties and will not compromise on its sovereign right to tax, the first source said, calling the issue a "red line" for India. Both sources, who work for the government, declined to be identified as the details were confidential. A spokesperson for the federal finance ministry did not respond to a request for comment.