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01/11/2017

PTI: Trump administration urged to press India on IP protection, market access

A letter, signed by Brian Pomper, AFTI executive director, cites price controls, forced localisation, technical barriers to trade and intellectual property barriers as the issues of significant concern that US industries face in India. Ahead of the India-US Trade Policy Forum meeting, an influential business advocacy group asked the Trump ...

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Inside U.S. Trade: Business coalition tells Lighthizer to tackle market access, IP issues with India

The Alliance for Fair Trade with India wants the Trump administration to knock down market access barriers India has erected, focusing on price controls, localization requirements, standards issues and intellectual property in a letter sent to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer ahead of the U.S.-India Trade Policy Forum and Commercial ...

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Politico Pro: U.S. businesses submit India trade wish list

By Adam Behsudi An alliance of U.S. business and industry groups is urging U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to address four areas of concern when he meets with his Indian counterparts for this week's U.S.-India Trade Policy Forum and Commercial Dialogue meeting. https://www.politicopro.com/trade/whiteboard/2017/10/us-businesses...

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Global Trade Magazine: US-India Bilateral Trade Forum Accomplishes Little

By Peter Buxbaum The US-India Bilateral Trade Policy Forum (TPF) took place in Washington last week for the first time since President Donald Trump took office and ended with discord among the parties. US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer emphasized redressing the US trade deficit of $20 billion, as is Trump administration policy, while ...

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PTI: American industries want robust India-US relationship, more bilateral trade, says advocacy group

An India-focused American trade advocacy group has sought "truly fair" bilateral trade between the two countries, days after India and the US conducted its Trade Policy Forum and Commercial Dialogue. "A truly fair and bilateral US-India trade partnership would have the potential to reap monumental economic benefits for both countries, including ...

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