The US-India Business Council on Thursday announced the appointment of Ron Somers as the organisation's new president.
Ron Somers, founder and CEO of India First Group and the former President of leading business advocacy group US-India Business Council said that when Lok Sabha election results are declared on June 4, "I believe that Narendra Modi will win Parliament by the largest majority ever recorded in the country's history.
In an interview with Business Standard, USIBC president Ron Somers explains the significance of the the US-India partnership.
Somers said, "Number one, the message has to be that now we are living in a global economy and that a knowledge partnership with India is enabling our American companies team with their Indian partners to remain globally competitive."
"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.
US India Business Council has urged New Delhi and America to take steps to strengthen bilateral trade relationship to realise their 'true business potential'.
US India Business Council president Ron Somers wrote in an article that India is not only the world's third-largest economy but is also a stabilising force in a region known to be a 'tough neighbourhood'.
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.'
Ron Somers, president, US-India Business Council, discusses American business and industry's expectations and responsibilities from the Obama's visit.
Ron Somers, president of the US-India Business Council, has said that the top priority on his organisation's wish list for the Obama Administration is that "we are intent on seeing a bilateral investment treaty executed between our countries."
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Nambiar co-sponsored by the Aspen Strategy Group and the Confederation of Indian Industry, acknowledged that there was no question that "the defence realationship between the two countries is one of the strongest pillars."
This is to take head on big American pharmaceutical giants, which in the recent past had launched a strong anti-India campaign against efforts of such companies to provide affordable health care not only to people in India, but also in the third world countries.
The comprehensive Senate immigration reform legislation, America Inc thinks, will adversely affect Indian IT companies and will have an inimical spillover impact on American firms too.
USIBC is pulling together a similar advocacy team like what they did during the US-India civil nuclear initiative.
Some American lawmakers and organisations want to torpedo the H-1B visa program.
There is deep angst and growing concern by America Inc, over India's Preferential Market Access policy and fears that as a quid pro quo, lawmakers in the US Congress may limit or even prohibit the free movement of Indian technical professionals, including quashing efforts to expand the H-1 B visa program.
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Despite the presence of renowned economists and entrepreneurs, it was Kiran Bedi, a retired police officer-turned activist, who stole the show at the Eighth Annual Indian Business Conference at the Columbia University last week. Suman Mozumder reports
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.
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 United States has said it is "horrified" at reports of sexual violence and murders in India and it also applauded the role of individuals, government officials and civil society groups working to protect the survivors.
Corporate America has showered kudos on Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee for his latest Budget, describing it as a 'very forward-looking confident budget'.
Gujarat and Karnataka are the "role models" of a competent and transparent government and a progressive leadership that can attract investors in the coming years, according to a leading US business forum representative.
America Inc tells Aziz Haniffa that Microsoft's new CEO validates what business leaders have long known - 'We need more Satyas travelling to the US'.
Ron Somers, president of United States-India Business Council, has termed the Indian government's rollback of foreign direct investment in the multibrand retail sector as yet another addition to the disappointments American business and industry has had to endure.
USIBC President slams India for suspending its decision to open the multi-brand retail sector to foreign direct investment.
Business leaders chart plans to boost two-way growth.
USIBC urged a serious evaluation of a more specialised bilateral economic arrangement.
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.
Gaining a few pounds in college, on a cruise, or over the holidays is considered harmless, but it can have cardiovascular implications, especially if the weight is gained in the abdomen.
India's top IT companies need to open new facilities in the United States to create more employment opportunities for locals and to change the perception that they were job-takers, a leading US business forum representative has said.
Mumbai Indians captain Harbhajan Singh wants his team to give their best in their semi-final of the Champions League T20 against Somerset, in Chennai, on Saturday, but says he will not be too bothered about the result.
Ron Somers, president, United States-India Business Council speaks his mind about Indo-US tiff over outsourcing.
Ron Somers, president, US-India Business Council, which lobbied to get the US-India nuclear technology deal approved, like the rest of the American business fraternity, is upset by India's recent purchase of nuclear reactors and sophisticated technology and weaponry from Russia.
USIBC has seen exponential growth in the last five years, from just 80 companies as its members to now more than 350 top American companies, including scores of Fortune 500 and global Indian companies.
Ron Somers, president of the US India Business Council said with the US economy emerging from a devastating global recession, it was fortunate for the country to have India as a "vigorous trading partner".
The delay in the Nuclear Liability Bill, which has faced vehement protests by the Opposition in Parliament, has become a worrying factor for United States business and industry circles.
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