"Canada must evolve fast track system for business and student visas and create its brand name in India," Indian High Commissioner to Canada R L Narayan said. He was addressing an international education conference organised by Canada-India Business Council along with Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute.
The gala organised by the Asian Pacific American Advisory Council and National Committee of Asian American Republicans on Friday was attended by ambassadors from several Asian countries including the Indian Ambassador to the US Navtej Sarna.
I suggest we build a Vigyan Mandir (Temple of Science) with the ambience of a place of worship, so that it becomes a destination for pilgrims. We should embed on its walls bronze plaques describing each scientist mentioned here along with about a dozen of our ancient mathematicians, recommends Professor Kalyan Singhal, historian of science and technology.
The US-India Business Council (USIBC) will confer the 'Global Vision' 2007 award for leadership on Reliance Industries Ltd chairman Mukesh Ambani in Washington on Wednesday.
The acrimony started when BJP member Sushil Modi demanded the removal of Union Minister Taslimuddin.
Observing that voices of protectionism emanating from the political quarters, is an issue of concern for American businesses, an Indo-US chamber has said it believes that such trends need to be resisted.
UK has launched an initiative called 'Next Generation India' to boost India-UK trade relations and encourage NRI entrepreneurs.
US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez has said that with the signing of the historic and landmark US-India civilian nuclear deal it is now imperative that India move quickly to enact nuclear liability protection to envisage the private sector of both countries to engage in business.
Obama said for the last several months he has been calling for a balanced approach to deficit reduction that combines some tough spending cuts, and a tax reform agenda that without raising tax rates further could in fact raise sufficient revenues that combined would yield about $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade.
Noting that India's rapid growth is a critical engine of global economy, PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi has said the business community in the United States was eager on playing an active role in the country's future economic development.
Underlining the importance of having a chief election commissioner who is "independent and a man of character", the Supreme Court on Wednesday wondered will it not be a case of "complete breakdown of system" if the CEC does not act against the prime minister in case there are allegations against him.
There is growing concern in the American business and industry circles that despite their feverish lobbying to see the US-India civilian nuclear deal through, they may lose out to the French and the Russians -- who have already been provided sites by India -- while Americans firms wait for India to sign on to the International Convention on Civil Nuclear Liability, which these companies say is vital for them to protect their investments.
'To get a 100 per cent consensus document without any reservation, any bracket, any chair summary is unprecedented in the history of multilateral forums.'
In spite of the Orient snub, Tatas are still negotiating with them for the hotel takeover as well as scouting other US cities for luxury hotels.
The Fortune's 40 under 40 list for this year was topped by Adam Neuman, Co-founder and CEO, WeWork.
The best, wisest, and fairest next step in strengthening our own cause is to restore statehood to Jammu & Kashmir and allow the resumption of robust political activity. That's a box that remains unchecked on the Modi government's report card as we approach the fourth anniversary of Kashmir's Constitutional shift, notes Shekhar Gupta.
De is an attorney at the Washington, DC, office of the international law firm Mayer, Brown, Rowe and Maw.
'The fortunate part is that the severity is less. New strains are continuously forming and the virus is getting less severe.'
'Rahul inspired Indian industry with an ethos, an ethos of being more confident, more independent, more thorough, more competitive, more generous, more public-spirited, and more national and more international all at once,' remembers Naushad Forbes.
Azim Premji, chairman of Wipro, feels that IT demand in US is strong and will pick up further irrespective of poll results.
The four public sector general insurance companies -- New India Assurance, United India Insurance, Oriental Insurance, and National Insurance Company -- have lost 800 basis points (bps) in market share in last five years to their private counterparts, the data from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irdai) revealed. In 2018-19, the four had a cumulative market share of 40.04 per cent, with New India Assurance having a market share of 14 per cent and United India Insurance with a market share of 9.63 per cent. But, gradually in the past five years, these state-backed firms have lost their market share to private sector players, due to the declining health of their business.
'You have to explain to them about Indian investments in the US creating jobs this reverse outsourcing'
'If you are going to have only a handful of telecom players on whom the entire dream of Digital India rests, it's important they are financially sustainable.'
Corporate America does not believe that the United States-India relationship has been oversold, but that it's certainly over-hyped. However, it is more concerned over New Delhi's recent actions such as retroactive taxes and predicts all of this will lead to foreign direct investment drying up at a time when India needs it more than ever.
There's a strong sense inside the Democratic leadership that if you care about India, now is the time to stand up for it, says Graham Wisner, counsel at the top international lobbying firm Patton Boggs.
The USIBC, which works for strengthening US-India commercial ties, is a premier business advocacy organization representing 250 of the largest US companies investing in India joined by two dozen of India's largest global companies.
The tourism industry plays a vital role in the town, accounting for 70 per cent of its economy, according to experts.
Ron Somers, president of the US-India Business Council, said that the reason the USIBC is so keen to deepen linkages with India across the education sector is 'because our knowledge partnership with India depends on it.'
Citing people with knowledge of the situation, the report said that some managers were being asked to "draw up lists of employees to cut."
The average time lag between the date of occurrence of a fraud and its detection is 23 months; for large frauds (Rs 100 crore and above), it was 57 months.
Visiting Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping has asked United States to honour its commitment of 'One-China' policy on Taiwan and oppose Tibetan independence.
The American corporate sector has flayed the US government's move to increase visa fees for IT professionals, saying the bill is "discriminatory" against foreign companies and would undermine investment relations with India.
Seeking "real partnership" with India in the field of trade, the government of the Australian state of Victoria has announced setting up of its representative office in the financial hub of Mumbai to build links with one of the fastest growing markets of the world.
A yellow glow is likely to stand out amid grey geopolitical clouds in 2023, with gold price projected to touch Rs 60,000 per 10 grams in the Indian market as more investors veer towards safe-haven assets. In a year where volatility was more a norm than an exception, gold prices in the international market oscillated from a peak of $2,070 per ounce in March to a low of $1,616 per ounce in November and is steadily recovering since then, according to market experts. At the beginning of 2022, gold prices were around $1,800 an ounce.
"India-US Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) will improve passenger safety and therefore caps the success of the 2005 Open Skies Agreement, which opens more routes, includes more airlines, and greatly improves the ability for companies to engage in commerce between the US and India," USIBC chief Ron Somers said.
"India-US Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) will improve passenger safety and therefore caps the success of the 2005 Open Skies Agreement, which opens more routes, includes more airlines, and greatly improves the ability for companies to engage in commerce between the US and India," USIBC chief Ron Somers said.
If the US were to look from the east coast across the Atlantic for a country with which it could collaborate, then India would be that country for reasons more than one, Minister for HRD and Communications and IT Kapil Sibal.
'The Bill is a feather in the government's cap'.
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has released a draft to amend the Indian Ports Act, 1908, which aims to bring in sweeping reforms in the sector by bringing non-major ports into the national fold, creating a new mechanism for resolution of disputes, and empowering maritime state development council (MSDC). The draft bill will see comments from stakeholders before being tabled in Parliament. "The Indian Ports Act, 1908 is more than 110 years old. It has become imperative that the Act is revamped to reflect the present-day frameworks, incorporate India's international obligations, address emerging environmental concerns, and aid the consultative development of the ports sector in the national interest," the shipping ministry said.
For many years now, India has given the Commonwealth short shrift so its support for the Commonwealth trade initiative signals a renewed interest in the body.
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