Updates

Business Line: Business Line: ‘Manmohan, Obama meeting to highlight India’s regional security role’ September 21, 2013 By: Vicki Needham The meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama next week will highlight India’s regional security role and provide the two leaders an opportunity to chart a course ...

The Economic Times: India-US summit will chart course for more trade, investment September 21, 2013 WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama's meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here next Friday - the third between the two leaders in four years - will provide them an opportunity to chart a course toward enhanced trade, inve...

Time for a Reality Check on India As we prepare for Indian Prime Minister Singh’s meeting with President Obama at the end of the month, AFTI’s Co-Chair, Linda Dempsey of the National Association of Manufacturers participated in a panel discussion this week hosted by the Center for Strategic & International Studies’ (CSIS). The panel ...

The Economic Times: Indian businesses have to become competitive at home, to compete for markets globally September 19, 2013 By: Pankaj Ghemawat I won't recap all the gloomy news and gnashing of teeth about the Indian economy and the government over the last few weeks. But I do agree with at least one of the utterances of the finance ...

Business Standard: American lawmakers hope for new push in Indo-US relationship September 19, 2013 Ahead of the crucial meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama here next week, influential American lawmakers hoped their talks would give a new thrust to bilateral ties and resolve the differences on ...

Business Standard: 'India, US destined to be partners on world stage' September 19, 2013 India and the US are destined to be partners on the world stage because of shared values and outlooks, a top US official told Indian officials ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the US. US Deputy Defence Secretary Ashton Carter ...

NY Daily News: 'India must reform to woo American business' September 19, 2013 American businesses will not make major moves into India's market despite its growing middle class unless India reforms three key policy areas to improve trade relations with the US, according to a former US trade official. Charlene Barshefsky, who was ...

Politico Pro: Obama faces heavy lift to improve India trade relations September 17, 2013 By: Eric Bradner Supermarkets want full ownership of their stores. Drug-makers want their patents respected. Manufacturers want to compete with home-grown companies for government contacts. And until those things are possible, none of those American ...

Forbes: India's War On Intellectual Property Rights May Bring With It A Body Count September 16, 2013 By: Sally Pipes Last month, drug maker Roche withdrew its patents for the breast-cancer drug Herceptin in India — and thus gave tacit approval to other companies to make low-cost generic versions of the drug. But the withdrawal of ...

Forbes: A Wake-Up Call For Asia September 15, 2013 By: James Gruber If there’s one thing which stands out about the West since 2008, it’s this: There’s been almost no substantive economic reform. There’s been a lot of money printed, talking up of prospects (forward guidance in central banker parlance), huge subsidies to save ...