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The Hindu US to announce trade action against India February 10, 2014 NARAYAN LAKSHMAN US Trade Representative Michael Froman will announce a new “trade enforcement action” with regard to India in Washington on Monday, the federal agency said, raising concerns that there could be another spike in tensions in the bilateral relati...

Reuters U.S. launches new trade action against India over solar program Feb 10, 2014 5:21pm EST BY KRISTA HUGHES AND FRANK JACK DANIEL (Reuters) - The United States on Monday said it would take Indiato the World Trade Organization to gain a bigger foothold for U.S. manufacturers in its fast-growing solar products market, adding ...

Politico Pro U.S. issues new challenge to Indian solar February 10, 2014 By ERIC BRADNER The United States is launching another challenge to New Delhi’s efforts to boost its solar energy sector by requiring the industry there to use Indian-made equipment, to the chagrin of U.S. manufacturers. U.S. Trade Representative Michael ...

Bloomberg U.S. Files Second Case Against India on Solar-Energy Policy February 10, 2014 By Brian Wingfield http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-02-10/u-dot-s-dot-said-to-press-action-against-india-in-solar-energy-dispute The U.S. filed a second complaint against India’s solar-energy policies at the World Trade Organization, ...

The Hill US presses India to change requirements on imported solar panels February 10, 2014 By Vicki Needham U.S. trade officials are requesting another consultation with India over that nation's domestic content requirements on imported solar panels. U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said Monday that India discriminates ...

The Wall Street Journal: U.S. Files Complaint on India Solar Plans Feb. 10, 2014 4:54 p.m. ET By WILLIAM MAULDIN  The U.S. on Monday filed a World Trade Organization case against India over a solar-power dispute that has limited U.S. access to the Indian market, a move that could further inflame relations between the two countries. ...

IANS: US challenges India's requirements for solar products in WTO February 11, 2014  In another potential blow to India-US ties after the Khobragade affair, US Monday challenged India's domestic content requirements in Phase II of India's National Solar Mission (NSM). "These domestic content requirements discriminate against US ...

Deccan Herald: IP protection worsening in India, says US group The influential US Chamber of Commerce today asked the Obama Administration to designate India as a Priority Foreign Country, the worst classification given to foreign countries that "deny adequate and effective" protection of intellectual property rights. "We hope that designat...

PTI: US industry backs govt’s WTO move against India’s solar policy February 11, 2014 http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/international/us-industry-backs-govts-wto-move-against-indias-solar-policy/article5676473.ece   The US solar and manufacturing industry has supported the Obama Administration’s move to challenge in the ...

The Hindu: Solar heat singes India-US ties February 11, 2014 NARAYAN LAKSHMAN http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/solar-heat-singes-indiaus-ties/article5675376.ece Though wounds from the Khobragade affair have scarcely begun to heal, the India-US relationship again witnessed a spike in tension this week as the US Trade ...