<h1>India Engages Globally: 72 BIPAs Enforced, 17 FTAs Signed, Recent Disputes Involve Russia, UK, and Others.</h1> India has signed Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (BIPAs) with 82 countries, with 72 currently enforced. Additionally, India has entered into 17 Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and similar agreements. BIPAs aim to ensure fair treatment for investors and include mechanisms for dispute resolution, including arbitration. Recent investor disputes involve companies from Russia, Singapore, Mauritius, the Netherlands, and the UK. An international tribunal ruled against India in a case with an Australian company. India also signed the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement in 2009. This information was disclosed by the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry in the Lok Sabha.