India needs to make ‘tough choices’: Ajay Banga
April 24th, 2012 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 24 (IANS) Ajay Banga, the new chairman of US-India Business Council, says India needs to make "tough choices" and implement progressive steps to create a welcoming business ... Read more...
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Rheinmetall objects to ban from Indian defence deals
March 23rd, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Swiss defence firm Rheinmetall Air Defence AG (RAD) Friday objected to an Indian defence ministry decision to ban it from Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) contracts ... Read more...
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Virginia is bullish on doing business with India
March 11th, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Richmond (Virginia), March 11 (IANS) Virginia and Maryland, two states surrounding the American capital, are vying with each other to woo India for investment and to boost exports to one ... Read more...
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Coir Festival rakes in Rs.100-crore business
February 6th, 2012 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Alappuzha (Kerala), Feb 6 (IANS) A record Rs.100 crore worth of business transactions were reported at the second edition of the International Coir Festival here Monday, organisers said.More than 80 ... Read more...
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India partnership at heart of 21st century vision: US official
October 13th, 2011 - 10:44 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 13 (IANS) America's vision of a secure, stable, prosperous 21st century world has at its heart a strong partnership with a rising India, according to a senior US ... Read more...
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US Ex-Im Bank director joins India-US trade body
July 28th, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 28 (IANS) US Export-Import Bank Director, Diane Farrell has joined a US-India trade group as executive vice president, overseeing business advocacy and membership services in the areas ... Read more...
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Not enough room for China in Indian Ocean: Maldives
February 25th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Clearly alluding to the expanding ambitions of China in the region, Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed Friday underlined the atoll nation's special ties with India and said ... Read more...
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India should open retail to spur ‘Ever-Green Revolution’: US biz
November 3rd, 2010 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 2 (IANS) Ahead of US President Barack Obama's trip, a major US trade association suggested action in three key areas, including opening of India's retail industry to ... Read more...
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US business seeks free high-tech trade with India
November 2nd, 2010 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 2 (IANS) Ahead of US President Barack Obama's trip, a major US trade association representing 300 top US companies doing business with India has proposed a five-point ... Read more...
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Obama to attend Nov 6 business summit in Mumbai
October 5th, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) US President Barack Obama will attend the US-India Business and Entrepreneurship Summit in Mumbai Nov 6 during his four-day visit to India, according to the ... Read more...
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India, US to iron out irritants before Obama visit
September 12th, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) With irritants like a row over outsourcing and visa fees erupting barely two months before US President Barack Obama touches down here, India and ... Read more...
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US looks to India for changes in liability law
September 8th, 2010 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Sep 8 (IANS) The United States says it will look to New Delhi to see what changes can be made to the nuclear liability bill passed by Indian parliament ... Read more...
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US fears Indian nuclear liability law may deter foreign suppliers
September 7th, 2010 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) The passage of a nuclear liability bill by Indian parliament making suppliers of nuclear equipment also potentially liable threatens to cast a long shadow over India's ... Read more...
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US trying to understand visa fee hike impact on Indian firms
August 31st, 2010 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) The United States says it's trying to understand the potential impact of a steep hike in US worker visa fees on Indian companies, but no new step ... Read more...
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US trade group for absolute liability for n-plant operators
August 31st, 2010 - 10:04 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) A leading US trade group wants India to adopt a nuclear liability regime channelling absolute and exclusive liability to nuclear power plant operators and establishing a sole remedy ... Read more...
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Hiked US worker visa fees come into effect
August 20th, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) The steep hike in US worker visa fees imposed under a new law signed by President Barack Obama ignoring Indian and American corporate concerns has ... Read more...
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US working closely with India to implement visa hike
August 17th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Aug 17 (IANS) The US has said it would work closely with India in implementing a new law hiking work visa fees that would largely hit Indian firms."Well, ... Read more...
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US hopes visa law will not hurt India ties
August 14th, 2010 - 10:35 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Aug 14(IANS) The United States hopes that a new law to secure US-Mexico border by raising $600 million through steep work visa fee hikes would not affect its ... Read more...
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Ignoring Indian concerns, Obama set to sign visa fee hike bill
August 13th, 2010 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Aug 13 (IANS) Unmindful of India and corporate America's concerns, President Barack Obama is all set to sign into law a legislation to secure the US-Mexico border with ... Read more...
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Indo-Kazakh business seminar seeks to bridge trade, information divide
March 5th, 2010 - 12:17 pm ICT by ANI
Almaty (Kazakhstan), Mar. 5 (ANI): The Embassy of India in collaboration with the Kazakhstan Chamber of Commerce and Industry organized a business seminar titled "Doing Business with India" at Almaty on March ... Read more...
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Envoy lauded for boosting Indian-Latin American ties
December 11th, 2009 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) calls him "Mr. Latin America". And in Latin America, Rengaraj Viswanathan, India's ambassador to Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, is hailed for ... Read more...
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Tharoor heads for Bahrain, UAE
October 3rd, 2009 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor Sunday goes to Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates on a five-day trip that is expected to reinvigorate ... Read more...
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India must decide its priorities: Coach Gary Kirsten
July 26th, 2009 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Hassen
Johannesburg, July 26 (IANS) There are trends developing in world cricket that are of concern to the future of the game, including in India, Indian coach Gary Kirsten said here, ... Read more...
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‘IPL is not responsible for other forms of cricket’
July 26th, 2009 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Hassen
Johannesburg, Jul 26 (IANS) There is no onus on the Indian Premier League (IPL) to take responsibility for the possible decline in more traditional forms of the game in the ... Read more...
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South Africa to speed up preferential trade agreement with India
July 26th, 2009 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Hassen
Johannesburg, July 26 (IANS) The South African government is to press its regional partners in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) to speed up the finalisation of the preferential trade ... Read more...
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‘South-South cooperation will shape global economy’s future’
July 25th, 2009 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Hassen
Johannesburg, July 25 (IANS) Cooperation between the countries of the South such as India and South Africa will shape the future economy of the world, according to South African Minister ... Read more...
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‘South Africa can benefit from India’s infrastructure plans’
July 23rd, 2009 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Hassen
Johannesburg, July 23 (IANS) South African companies can use their capacities to reap benefits from the $500 million that India plans to invest by 2012 in infrastructure projects, according to ... Read more...
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‘India, South Africa can tackle slowdown together’ (Lead)
July 23rd, 2009 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Hassen
Johannesburg, July 23 (IANS) India and South Africa can defy the slowdown if they increase investments in each other's economy, according to South African Minister for International Relations and ... Read more...
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‘India, South Africa can tackle slowdown together’
July 23rd, 2009 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Hassen
Johannesburg, July 23 (IANS) India and South Africa can defy the slowdown if they increase investments in each other's economy, according to South African Minister for International Relations and ... Read more...
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India-centric business meet in South Africa next month
June 29th, 2009 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Hassen
Johannesburg, June 29 (IANS) The success of the inaugural "Doing Business with India" conference last year and rapid growth in bilateral trade with South Africa is expected to be repeated ... Read more...
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President Patil to visit Poland amid growing business ties
April 22nd, 2009 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Surender Bhutani
Warsaw, April 22 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil arrives in Poland on a four-day visit Thursday, the first trip here in 13 years by an Indian head of state to ... Read more...
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Italy knights Indian wine expert Subhash Arora
March 19th, 2009 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Indian wine expert Subhash Arora and seven others, including a lawyer and an Odissi dancer, have been knighted by the Italian government for their exemplary services in ... Read more...
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Diaspora meet in Singapore highlights business opportunities in India
October 11th, 2008 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, Oct 11 (IANS) Overseas Indians from more than 20 countries Saturday ended a three-day meet in Singapore pledging to take advantage of new opportunities in trade and investment offered by a ... Read more...
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‘India,South Africa economic ties need to grow faster’
September 23rd, 2008 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Sep 23 (IANS) Economic ties between India and South Africa have flowered in the last few years but have not yet reached full potential, says India's Ambassador R.K. Bhatia pressing for ... Read more...
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Doing business with India, the Australian football way (Supersedes earlier story)
August 27th, 2008 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 27 (IANS) Sport is what Australia excels in. Now the government is using the Australian Football League (AFL) to deepen sport and business links with India.For the first time, an ... Read more...
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