The government said that far from targeting any US entity, the purpose was to ensure fairness, healthy competition, and to exercise the ability of governments to tax businesses having a nexus with the Indian market through digital operations.
At least three industry bodies have alleged counterfeits remain widespread on Alibaba's sites
A total of Rs 396 crore has been mopped up, as on August 20 against Rs 407 crore collected in the same period last year. This was despite the expansion of the levy to online e-commerce players from this financial year.
Domestic exporters may soon start shipments of mangoes, such as 'Dasheri' and 'Langda', to the US as America will start accepting testing certificates of specified agencies of India, a senior government official said on Tuesday. India has not exported mangoes to the US for the last two years. The set protocol involves the arrival of the US phytosanitary inspector, who monitors the process, which is called pre-clearance operations before exports. They have not visited India during the summer of 2020 and 2021.
Multinational organizations including PepsiCo and industry associations like IPA, have come in favour of India's intellectual property regime, which is being reviewed by the US administration.
The US launched an investigation, focusing on whether the tax in India and other countries discriminated against American companies, were retroactive, and reflected unreasonable tax policy.
In a letter to Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, Trump said he was determined that New Delhi had "not assured" the US that it would "provide equitable and reasonable access" to the markets of India.
India is not so keen to co-operate with the US on IPR related probe.
India's IPR framework and enforcement were comparable to those in developed countries
India has demanded resumption of export benefits to certain domestic products under GSP, and greater market access for its products from sectors like agriculture, automobile, auto components and engineering. On the other hand, the US wants greater market access for its farm and manufacturing products, dairy items and medical devices, data localisation, and import duties cut on some ICT products.
He had the responsibility to oversee the US trade relations with Asia and Africa.
The US president alleged that China had been indulging in tremendous intellectual property theft worth hundreds of billions of dollars on a yearly basis.
Dispute over IPR was a bone of contention in bilateral ties till a couple of months ago.
US said access to affordable health care entails a large number of factors from rates, logistics to insurance reforms.
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.
A Priority Foreign Country is a status reserved for those nations that are the most egregious violators of intellectual property rights and have the most negative impact on US competitiveness abroad.
USTR has said India imposed several barriers in major services industries such as insurance, banking, audiovisual, accounting, legal, telecommunications, distribution services, postal and express delivery services.
A certain segment of the US pharma industry have become vocal about Indian policies on domestic content requirements and IPR.
There is more concern among US businesses now about investing in India than was a few years ago
Indian capital's famous Nehru Place market has been placed among the top 30 notorious IT markets of the world that deal in goods and services infringing on intellectual property rights, an official US report has said.
Trump said India and China - the two economic giants from Asia - are no longer developing nations and as such they cannot take benefit from the WTO.
It also sought permanent exemption from the requirements that wine and distilled spirits labels include an ingredients list and disclose the date the product was manufactured.
The two-day trade policy forum was to be held on January 12 and 13.
With India being the largest beneficiary of the GSP, it has been hit the most by the latest decision of the Trump administration
US watchdog lauds India's IPR efforts, but picks holes in legal framework.
The recession hit US today said it wants to enhance dialogue with India on key trade policy issues, including the bilateral investment treaty under negotiation.
Expressing concern over what it calls barriers for American telecom companies in India, the United States has sought from New Delhi transparency in the procedure for modifying foreign direct investment norms for Internet Service Providers.
Among the major ones are fewer restrictions on market access for US medical device manufacturers, as well as access for other key products.
Special 301 Report expresses concern over weak IPR laws, to conduct reviews.
The report said that India maintains zero-tolerance standards for certain plant quarantine pests, such as weed seeds and ergot.
Lashing out at the United States Trade Representative, Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited on Monday expressed concern over the transparency of its 2006 Report, especially the section dealing with telecom sector in India.
If the United States has its way in the World Trade Organisation, Indians may soon be able to savour the famed Californian wine for a much lesser price.
US officials said the win will help lower trade barriers and open new markets.
Over the past three years, the US has provided India every opportunity to remove restrictive and unfair marketplace requirements.
India's drug policy of stringent price control regime is a major concern for United States industries because it creates obstacles to maintaining viable businesses in the country, according to a report by the United States Trade Representative.
Ambassador Islam 'Isi' Siddiqui, one of the highest ranking Indian Americans in the Obama administration, has resigned from his position as chief agricultural negotiator in the office of the United States Trade Representative.
"I think very soon. We are doing very well. (US Trade Representative) Robert Lighthizer who is right here negotiating with India... I think, very soon we will have a trade deal," Trump told reporters when asked if there is any trade deal is expected between India and the US.
The Trump administration terminated India's designation as a beneficiary developing nation under the Generalized System of Preferences in June.
Novartis said it is partnered with generic drugmaker Lupin Ltd to sell the drug in India
