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During a call with members of the media today, AFTI policy experts detailed the current trade barriers preventing U.S. businesses from investing in India. With a focus on President Obama’s upcoming visit to India early next week, they outlined concrete steps U.S. businesses would like to see India take to encourage foreign investment and policy ...

By: Chris Moore, Senior Director for International Business Policy at the National Association of Manufacturers If India removed discriminatory barriers and improved intellectual property protection, U.S. exports to that country would rise by two-thirds (the equivalent of $14.4 billion, based on 2013 data) and U.S. investment would roughly ...

In a continued effort to strengthen the U.S.-India trade relationship, this week AFTI submitted comments to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) for the 2015 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE) detailing the impact certain discriminatory trade practices in India are having on the global economy. ...

By: Chris Moore, Senior Director for International Business Policy at the National Association of Manufacturers Since Indian Prime Minister Modi took office in May, he has encouraged investor optimism at home and abroad by vowing to open greater opportunities to trade with and manufacture in India. The Prime Minister has outlined several bold ...

If the recent past is any indication, India’s telecommunications network is key to its digital future. Indeed, India’s dynamic telecommunications sector has rapidly expanded telecommunications and internet services to consumers and businesses throughout the country and has contributed significantly to enhancing the quality of life for India�...

The Recording Industry Association of America is very pleased that the Indian and U.S. governments appear to be moving forward on a path that recognizes our mutual interests in securing the effective protection of intellectual property. The respective U.S. and Indian music sectors have long recognized this commonality, and we have strongly ...

The PM must walk the talk on FDIRod Hunter The Hindustan TimesSeptember 18, 2014In Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech, he called on international businesses to deepen their investment in India. He’s right to focus on foreign direct investment (FDI), but fundamental to India’s ability to attract more capital will be ...

Recent Regulatory Reforms Are Hampering Efforts by Innovators By: Lila Feisee, Vice President International Affairs, Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new government came into office with a mandate for “More Governance, Less Government”.  If “less government” implies fewer regulations, ...

When India elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the country’s next leader, the world took notice. Throughout his campaign, Prime Minister Modi outlined an agenda aimed at transforming India into a global economic leader. In a speech marking India’s Independence Day, Modi set out a list of economic priorities. Among them, Modi called for ...

The Wall Street Journal Modi Revs Up Reform The New PM begins to challenge India's old government ways. August 19, 2014 Narendra Modi has had a fitful start as India's prime minister, vowing major reform but sending mixed messages by killing a modest global trade deal. The Modi who won a landslide in May as an economic reformer was on ...