India has expressed concern over the hike in visa fee by the US, saying it is "discriminatory" and largely affects Indian IT professionals.
A certain segment of the US pharma industry have become vocal about Indian policies on domestic content requirements and IPR.
With India being the largest beneficiary of the GSP, it has been hit the most by the latest decision of the Trump administration
Failure to recognise the threat of India's IP abuse is a major step back: Congressman Orrin Hatch.
Even as India continues on the priority watch list of the Office of the US Trade Representative, strong voices from Washington, DC, have spoken out in favour of India, reports Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com.
Trump threatens to impose additional $200 billion in tariffs on China, Beijing vows to retaliate
At the meeting of the 160-member World Trade Organisation in Geneva on Friday, India demanded a halt to the trade facilitation timetable till a permanent solution on public stockholding for food security is found.
Trump said if elected the US under his administration would pursue right away to bring back jobs.
'Another rejection of mediation between India and Pakistan will leave Mr Trump disappointed.' 'In that case, he is likely to point out the war-like situation on the border and press for direct talks which have been stalled on account of continuing terrorism from Pakistan,' notes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
Equity benchmarks erased early gains after realty, capital goods, teck, auto, PSU, IT, power and bankex counters came under selling pressure, falling up to 1.28 per cent.
The US and India likely to sign a high quality bilateral investment treaty to create an enabling business environment.
Lobby group tells USTR it has got assurance from India on compulsory licensing.
The deteriorating situation in China, a market that businesses around the world rely upon for growth, has spooked investors and prompted warnings from top companies like Apple.
Adverse IPR report expected this week;Poor labelling could take fight to WTO
What did Narendra Modi tell former Utah governor Jon M Huntsman when he met him? Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com reports from Washington, DC.
Western drugmakers, including Pfizer Inc, Novartis AG, Roche Holding AG and Sanofi SA, covet a bigger share of the fast-growing Indian drugs market.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's phone call to Trump will help restore a degree of sanity to Indian statecraft and diplomacy, notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
National Security Advisor Susan Rice, influential business leaders and a host of other lawmakers, including Indian-American Congressman Ami Bera, would be travelling with President Barack Obama to attend India's Republic Day celebrations.
The agreement could substantially reduce transaction times and costs and would unlock new opportunities for both rich and poor countries.
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.
During the meeting with Acting Deputy US Trade Representative Wendy Cutler on Wednesday,
Notwithstanding the failure of WTO members to reach a consensus on Trade Facilitation Agreement to simplify global customs rules, India on Friday said it remains committed to the pact and will continue to pursue its proposal to find a permanent solution to its food security issues.
If elected president, the Republican nominee said he would declare China a currency manipulator, cancel payments to United Nations for combating climate change and renegotiating NAFTA.
India is not so keen to co-operate with the US on IPR related probe.
The report said that India maintains zero-tolerance standards for certain plant quarantine pests, such as weed seeds and ergot.
US trade body says, India's business climate is improving due to economic reforms.
Delegation visit ahead of patent law report.
Kerry is scheduled to head to India later this month for the fourth annual US-India Strategic Dialogue.
United States President Barack Obama will visit Asia in April next year, to push closer ties, but India is unlikely to be part of his stopovers given that the country could very well be in the middle of a general election.
'We do India great disservice if we continue to perpetuate a flawed narrative on trade, one based on myths rather than facts,' says Hardeep Singh Puri.
All companies that have 50% or more employees from outside the US to pay a higher visa fee of $10,000 for each such staffer, against $4,500 at present.
When asked about the possibility of talks getting extended for another day, World Trade Organization spokesperson Keith Rockwell said: "The concept of time is flexible in WTO."
On October 2, a legislature committee wrote letters to the 14 companies, initiating an investigation and seeking details about recent price increases in several generic products available in the American market.
Over the past three years, the US has provided India every opportunity to remove restrictive and unfair marketplace requirements.
It is mind-boggling to find our prime minister putting exports on the back-burner, says Jayanta Roy.
India is in no danger of crossing the 10 per cent threshold of food subsidies under the WTO's agreement on agriculture and it will not breach the level in the near future.
The government on Friday put on hold the preferential market access (PMA) policy that provided for sourcing of sensitive telecom and electronic equipments and technology from domestic manufacturers over security concerns.
India had been engaged in a contentious battle with the US over the issue, especially in the pharmaceutical sector.
The government had constituted a one-man probe panel to look into Walmart's lobbying activities, after a political furore over the issue late last year.
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