Steven S Reinemund, Chairman and CEO, Pepsi, said though there were bottlenecks, India had the best managerial talent and was comparable with any other developed country.
There have been issues related to visas for IT professionals from India.
India has asked the developed countries to implement their part of obligations under the World Trade Organisation, reduce agriculture subsidy and make their market accessible to developing countries.
Kamal Nath will need to watch his back because given the slender majority, there is no doubt that the BJP will try to topple his government.
Japan on Friday assured India that recent clashes between the police and workers of a Japanese multinational in Gurgaon would not affect flow of investment from Tokyo, while agreeing with New Delhi that the incident was one-off.
Senior officials of India and the US will meet after the forthcoming Budget session to identify and prioritise sectors for investments and technology sharing.
India on Wednesday ruled out withdrawing the Most Favoured Nation status given to Pakistan despite Islamabad's refusal to grant the same to New Delhi.
India is likely to go offensive on some of the contentious agriculture issues at the G-33 ministerial meeting in Jakarta where developing countries will firm up their stand for the ongoing WTO negotiations.
Russia on Friday sought increased Indian investment in various sectors including energy and information technology and made a strong case for its recognition as a market economy.
India on Monday decided to adopt a wait-and-watch approach on making its offers to the World Trade Organisation on opening up its services sector but said liberalisation of retail, legal and accountancy services will be solely driven by national inte
After the European Union, Taiwan could take India to the World Trade Organisation with regard to its anti-dumping measures.
The government would also take steps to promote exports and restrict non-essential imports, said Jaitley
The government will take up the issue of describing India as a 'unsafe destination' with the World Trade Organization, to prevent a decline in the number of tourists visiting the country after tsunami.
By setting up a unit in a Least Developed Countries, India could take advantage of 'Trips Declaration' in the WTO that allows LDCs to produce generic drugs up to 2016 at a cheaper cost to address public health concerns.
In a dispute pertaining to preferential treatment to some countries, a World Trade Organisation dispute settlement panel has ruled in India's favour against the European Commission.
The G-20, a group of developing countries including India, on Friday dismissed as "unacceptable" a 'blended formula' of tariff reduction in agriculture, proposed by the United States and the European Commission.
India on Wednesday demanded "real cuts" in farm subsidies by the US for creating a level-playing field in multilateral trade.
'Life will not improve overnight; it will happen in a gradual manner.'
With India's exports all set to touch $80 billion in 2004-05, the new Foreign Trade Policy to be unveiled on Friday will have a slew of measures to boost farm exports apart from traditional sectors like textiles, gems and jewellery.
Projecting a dip by nearly 50 per cent in sugar exports to 10 lakh tonnes this season (October-September) from 18 lakh tonnes, sugar industry on Wednesday demanded enhancement of incentives given by the government.
In a bid to break the deadlock on multilateral trade issues after the collapse of WTO's Cancun Ministerial, G-20 developing countries on agriculture will hold a meeting with EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy on December 12.
The EU India summit is likely to endorse India's position on bilateral talks with Pakistan on Kashmir.
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