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Today's start of the G20 conference in Argentina reminds the world of the crucial role the United States, Japan, and India must play to shape the future of the Indo-Pacific together. President Trump met today with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the G-20 summit – a signal that all three ...

Welcoming the renewal of a programme which allows most Indian imports to enter the US duty free, a trade advocacy group has said it will empower Americans negotiators against their Indian counterparts as part of the Omnibus Spending Bill. US President Donald Trump signed the legislation to renew the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) ...

During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, he issued a strong message against protectionism, warning these tendencies can be just as dangerous as terrorism. AFTI members agree: the key to economic growth and development is not isolation. World leaders must embrace open and fair trade ...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

The US on Tuesday asked India to open its market for American firms and address the rising trade imbalance between the two countries while taking steps to protect intellectual property rights. US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, addressing an event organised by the US India Business Council (USIBC), said India has been a greater beneficiary of ...

By Varghese K. George U.S. Commerce Secretary says rising imbalance in business is a concern for U.S. The rising imbalance in trade with India is a concern for America and India must open its market to more American companies, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Tuesday. Mr. Ross said India must also take more effective measures ...