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India Ranks Next-to-Last in GIPC’s IP Index

Yesterday, the Global Intellectual Property Center (GIPC) released the U.S. Chamber’s annual International Intellectual Property (IP) Index revealing that India still needs to make major improvements to its IP environment to keep pace with its international trade competitors and to attract trade and investment in innovative industries that are ...

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Washington Times: Stalled progress on U.S.-Indian trade

To-do list for lucrative commerce is still only a wish list January 12, 2016 Op-ed by Linda Dempsey, Vice President, International Affairs at the National Association of Manufacturers & Mark Elliot, Executive Vice President of the Global Intellectual Property Center at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, as posted in the Washington Times ...

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India Maintains Weak Trade Ranking Among G20 Peers

G20 leaders met in Antalya, Turkey this week to discuss strengthening trade relations to boost economic growth and sustainable development. The G20 meeting convened representatives from the top 20 economies, developing and developed alike. Together, they comprise two-thirds of the world population and 80 percent of the world’s GDP. Together, ...

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Press Trust of India: Substantive reforms will advance promotion of Make In India: AFTI

Press Trust of India Substantive reforms will advance promotion of Make In India: AFTI November 3, 2015  By: Lalit K Jha http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/substantive-reforms-will-advance-promotion-of-make-in-india-afti/1/514662.html Alliance for Fair Trade with India said the lack of substantive reforms and movement toward ...

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Press Trust of India: Several Indian policies still discriminatory against US

WASHINGTON: While Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has increased focus on trade, there are still a substantial number of policies in India that block or discriminate against a wide array of US manufacturers and businesses operating in India, a trade body has said. Alliance for Fair Trade with India (AFTI) report's findings comes a day ...

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Press Trust of India: Changes happening in India but at slow pace: NAM

WASHINGTON: Policy changes and economic reforms are happening in India but at slow pace, a top American manufacturing body said today on the eve of the US India Trade Policy Forum meeting here. "Since his election over a year and half ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stated his goal to boost India's economic growth and jobs by opening ...

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The Path to Economic Growth in India: Welcome New Business and Innovation

By: Linda Dempsey, vice president of international economic affairs at the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)   U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman meet today for the U.S.-India Trade Policy Forum in Washington, DC, to examine and move forward our bilateral trade ...

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Morning Consult: U.S. India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue Must Be a Two-Way Street

Morning Consult U.S. India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue Must Be a Two-Way Street SEPTEMBER 23, 2015 By: LINDA DEMPSEY AND PATRICK KILBRIDE   http://morningconsult.com/opinions/u-s-india-strategic-and-commercial-dialogue-must-be-a-two-way-street/   Top government officials from India and the United States gathered in ...

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The Hill: Lawmakers urge ‘ambitious new goals’ for trade with India

September 21, 2015 By Vicki Needham  http://thehill.com/policy/finance/254451-lawmakers-urge-ambitious-new-goals-for-trade-with-india Key members of the House and Senate are urging the Obama administration to address trade barriers with India. Four lawmakers — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), ranking member ...

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This Week: U.S. Lawmakers Recognize Importance of U.S.-India Economic Partnership; Now It’s Time for Action in India

This Week: U.S. Lawmakers Recognize Importance of U.S.-India Economic Partnership; Now It’s Time for Action in India This week, the critical growing economic relationship between the United States and India was spotlighted by Vice President Joe Biden and several top U.S. lawmakers at events in Washington, D.C. Though the two nations have ...

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