No one's quite sure on the retail FDI issue in this regard, after the new Rajasthan and Delhi governments cancelled the approvals given by their predecessors
Pakistan has kept trade and bus services suspended for a little over 10 days but has not publicly stated its stance.
The annual summit between India and Japan on Saturday will seek to forge greater bilateral trade and investment ties, with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe coming with a high-powered business delegation.
Since allowing FDI in multi-brand retail has been left to the states, Indian companies may not benefit as foreign investors are wary of the politics.
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Government seeks stakeholders' comments by Jan 30 on discussion paper.
Downplaying concerns of delay, Amitabh Kant, managing director of Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (DMIC), says the project will be delivered on time.
Floats discussion paper for stakeholders' feedback with a deadline of January 28.
Executives in the segment say some top European, Japanese and Korean retailers are seriously interested.
DIPP had proposed 100% FDI in Railways, which it had to now scale down to 74% in certain areas
Flaring of tempers comes atop much simmering trouble on clashing views; these stands might now get frozen.
French giant might apply for multi-brand retailing if UK rival gets nod.
RBI declines to accede to plea, upheld by Padmanabhan panel, for priority sector tag; feels move would dilute claims of those needing it more.
Chief Minister of the Punjab province in Pakistan and the Pakistan prime minister's brother, Shahbaz Sharif, tells Nayanima Basu that strategic issues go hand in hand with trade normalisation. Sharif believes that cordial relations are in the interest of the people of both India and Pakistan and issues such as Kashmir will also be resolved soon.
The privately-owned Hangzhou-based group, which has been in news for its impending IPO, is already sourcing human hair from the southern regions of India and has identified this category as a 'big opportunity', along with others like machinery, agro products, apparel and spices.
A visibly elated Sharma said the decision gave India complete protection even if it breached the food subsidy limit under WTO rules
Cash-&-carry chains claim of the products they sell 85-90% is local.
India rejected the proposed interim measure and trade facilitation agreement, risking an outright collapse of the ongoing talks.
Cash-and-carry stores try tricks, from playing Bollywood music to customising orders, to retain customers.
China, Indonesia ready to agree to a four-year interim solution.
If the WTO talks in Bali fail, it will adversely impact India.
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