Anand Sharma On Fdi

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  Congress To Oppose FDI In Defence In Parliament: Anand Sharma

  Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Monday denounced the Modi government's decision to allow 100 per cent FDI in defence sector by easing norms, saying the Prime Minister was working under pressure from the US and his party would oppose it in Parliament.

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  Congress Attacks Centre On Permitting Pakistan Probe Team To Visit Pathankot

  Congress today attacked the government on allowing Pakistani probe team to visit Pathankot air base and the decision to allow 100 per cent FDI in E-commerce while remaining non-committal on support to the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

• Government to soon decide on FDI policy in railways: Anand Sharma

  The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has proposed to allow 100 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in high speed train systems, suburban corridors, high speed tracks and freight lines connecting ports and mines.

• Government to review proposal to allow foreign investment in rail

  The proposal, first aired in January, would seek to unblock infrastructure bottlenecks on the world's fourth-largest railway network, which is state run, that have contributed to a halving of economic growth since the global financial crisis.

• Cabinet note on FDI in rail, construction sectors ready: Trade Minister

  Sharma was in town to sign MoUs with the state government and other stakeholders for the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor project.

• Multi-brand retail FDI policy is not 'a revolving door': Commerce Minister

  Commerce Minister Anand Sharma on Monday said states were only given option to join foreign direct investment (FDI) multi-brand retail policy and it is not "a revolving door", indicating that it did not provide exit route.

• Arvind Kejriwal supporting interests of middlemen: Commerce Minister Anand Sharma on AAP's FDI move

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• Finance Ministry examining DIPP's proposal for curbs on royalty payments

  Worried over excessive outflow of foreign exchange as royalty and fees for technology transfer and use of brand names, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma wrote to Finance Minister P Chidambram on the matter.

• Revised cabinet note on FDI in construction soon: Trade Minister

  He was talking to reporters today after his meeting with Finance Minister P Chidambaram and Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath here on the issue.

• Commerce Ministry preparing cabinet note on FDI in rail, construction

  Commerce Minister Anand Sharma on Friday said his ministry is in the process of preparing a Cabinet note on foreign direct investment (FDI) norms for railways and construction.

• Decision on FDI in construction soon: Anand Sharma

  Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has said that he will soon be meeting Finance Minister P Chidambaram and Urban Developments Minister Kamal Nath to sort out differences over relaxation of foreign direct investment (FDI) norms for the construction sector.

• Industry Minister cancels meeting with Walmart chief: report

  Bharti Enterprises and Walmart had said on October 9 that they are ending their six-year partnership and going their separate ways to operate in the Indian retail sector. The two companies joined hands in 2007 and started their first wholesale store in Amritsar in May 2009. After the government allowed 51 per cent foreign direct investment in multi...

• FDI into India rises 24 per cent to $3.95 billion in April-May

  Foreign direct investment (FDI) into India increased by 24.2 per cent year-on-year to $3.95 billion in April-May, Parliament was informed on Monday.

• Walmart tells government it cannot meet 30 per cent sourcing clause: report

  The world's largest retailer Walmart has expressed its inability to the government on meeting the sourcing norm in the multi-brand segment that requires 30 per cent procurement from small industries, stating it can procure only about 20 per cent.

• Govt bites the FDI bullet, raises cap in 12 sectors: Highlights

  The government has increased the limit for Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in nine sectors including telecom where the limit is now 100%. Commerce Minister Anand Sharma briefed the media on the change in policies.