'At the heart of the strategic relationship between our countries are economic ties.'
Raghuram Rajan optimistic about passage of GST
Chandrasekaran, who is the co-recipient of this year's USIBC Global Corporate Leadership Award, also said it is possible to have a limited deal between India and the US before the elections there in November if both sides work together to get something done and not try to solve all issues at once.
Industry sources told India Abroad they wouldn't shed any tears if the legislation died in the House.
The USIBC has encouraged a streamlined implementation of the GST.
Google's Indian-American CEO Sundar Pichai has predicted that India and England would clash in the finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 and said he was 'rooting' for the men in blue to emerge victorious.
The diplomat made the remarks replying to lawmakers' questions on New Delhi abstaining from several UN vote on Russian aggression against Ukraine.
'They are geopolitical, commercial, educational, cultural and about innovation.' 'Also, they are about a common value system.'
USIBC had hosted a executive committee briefing.
The council resisted intense pressure from the powerful manufacturing, pharma and other trade lobbies that have urged the Obama administration to enact punitive measures against India for a laundry list of alleged intellectual property and patent violations.
Nadella's visit comes at a time when the Indian government is taking a strong position on issues like data localisation and tightening the rules for e-commerce companies as well as social media platforms.
According to an official spokesman, it was also decided that some sectors would be identified for investment through which industry could be set up in minimum time.
'The Bill is a feather in the government's cap'.
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.'
Modi assured US investors that in the next six months, he would implement all the things necessary for ease of business in the country.
United States President Barack Obama will visit Mumbai on November 6, during his four-day mission to India, US-India Business Council announced on Monday.
"We are very clear it is an absolute must in the bouquet of energy resources which have to be accessed," Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma told a gathering of top US c corporate leaders and those from the US government at the annual summit of the US India Business Council (USIBC).
Ron Somers, president, US-India Business Council, discusses American business and industry's expectations and responsibilities from the Obama's visit.
India's growth presents a win-win partnership for the country and the US, and American companies have a great opportunity to contribute to that, Modi told the CEOs.
The USTR has placed India on its "priority watch" list for two years in a row, saying the country's patent laws unfairly favour local drug makers.
The Council had recently established a 'Coalition for Jobs and Growth' to support the Obama administration's immigration reform.
Amazon committed a fresh investment of $3 billion, in addition to the $2 billion it announced in 2014.
"Satya Nadella is a perfect example of how appropriate, thoughtful immigration reform can benefit both our free-market democracies, says Ron Somers, president of the US-India Business Council.
'India is no longer the India of the '70s and the '80s.' 'It's a large country with the fastest growing economy.' 'In working with India, you just can't go and humiliate the nation publicly.' USIBC President Mukesh Aghi tells Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com about how he advises American companies to do business with India, what he thinks of Modi's government and the way forward for the India-US relationship.
Shailesh Rao has also served as a director for Google based at the company's headquarters in California and was instrumental in the launch of Google Maps and Google Earth globally.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo described the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2019 as one of the most important global events.
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.
He said Sun Pharmaceutical will continue in manufacturing , infrastructure as well in Research and Development
Govt has taken corrective steps to revitalise investor enthusiasm, spur growth, and tame spending.
India should be given credit for helping America recover from the economic crisis, says S Jaishankar, India's new Ambassador to the US.
US companies are 'positively looking' at India.
Arguing that the 'extraordinary economic growth that has in fact been taking place between the United States and India,' that has translated 'into thousands of jobs created in both countries, has 'sometimes been lost in the distraction of the daily headlines,' is the focus of a major report officially launched by the US-India Business Council titled 'Investing in America, How India Helps Create American Jobs.'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not taking along an industry delegation to the US but top representatives of India Inc are likely to travel to New York and Washington to be part of the power-packed business meetings and receptions being hosted for him.
Commerce Minister Anand Sharma on Wednesday sought to assure prospective American investors that India is a 'welcoming investment' destination where the climate is 'totally conducive' to such actions.
The two countries want to broaden and deepen their economic and commercial ties as well as strengthen bilateral national security partnership.
Corporate America has urged India's Finance Minister to announce a bold Union Budget that would unleash the next generation of economic reforms and help the country realise its full growth potential.
In a show of solidarity, the CEOs of some 40 top American companies have come together to create a global task force to mobilise resources to help India fight the battle against Covid-19.
Business leaders chart plans to boost two-way growth.
The US-India Business Council (USIBC) in coordination with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (Ficci) is preparing a list of invitees for the business summit to be addressed by visiting US President Barack Obama.
USIBC urged a serious evaluation of a more specialised bilateral economic arrangement.
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