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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to interact with technology and business leaders and focus on innovation, digital economy and renewable energy during his US trip next month, a top Indian diplomat has said.

"The conclave of Indian and American CEOs exhibited a strong confidence about India. The desire of American businesses to invest in India was great. Their queries related essentially to the ease of doing business in India," he said in his Facebook post, 'President Obama, Davos and After'.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised a stable and predictable tax regime in India during a meeting with Indian and US corporate leaders on Monday.

At a meeting of top US and Indian CEOs that he attended with US President Barack Obama today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised that he would "personally monitor from the PMO," all big projects.

In letter to Obama, business lobby talks of "perplexing and contradictory new signals" from Mr Modi's administration.

The shutdown of the US government after the Republicans and the Democrats failed to strike a deal on spending and budget is bound to hit Indian exports, industry bodies like the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) and the Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) said on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has told US President Barack Obama that certain aspects of the proposed changes in the American immigration laws will hit Indian IT professionals, eliciting a promise from the US that concerns will be looked into.

A coalition of US business groups on Tuesday demanded President Barack Obama's administration increase pressure on India to change trade policies that they said threaten US exports, jobs and innovation.

At the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2012, NDTV speaks to Lee Howell, managing director of WEF about the focus on the growth of Indian economy, energy deficit and the decoupling of India from the global economy. According to Mr. Howell, India will not be able to isolate itself from the world economy because of its heavy dependence on fuel imports. Her...

The Indian government has taken vocal exception at Barack Obama's comment on what he called India's deteriorating investment climate, but its Attorney General found it expedient to quote the US President today to make a point in the Supreme Court, during a hearing on the presidential reference on 2G.

US President Barack Obama on Sunday said that American businesses had expressed concerns about India's investment climate, prompting Indian politicians to attack his comments.

The Opposition reacted sharply to US President Barack Obama's remarks that India prohibits foreign investment in too many sectors, saying the government should not come under any pressure and desist from relying on prescription offered by others.

He said that to some extent, India's slower growth is a reflection of the larger slowdown in the global economy. Obama was careful not to be directly critical of the negative investment climate in India but cited the concerns of the American business community to make his point. "One of the most effective ways we can create jobs is to continue expa...

Noting that India prohibited foreign investment in too many sectors such as retail, US President Barack Obama today cited concerns over the deteriorating investment climate in the country to endorse another "wave" of economic reforms.

Commercial ties between India and the United States flourished after India's economic liberalisation in 1991, but in recent years each side have accused the other of erecting unfair barriers to trade and investment growth. India's economy has benefitted greatly from information technology firms doing offshore work for U.S. companies, but such outs...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to interact with technology and business leaders and focus on innovation, digital economy and renewable energy during his US trip next month, a top Indian diplomat has said.

"The conclave of Indian and American CEOs exhibited a strong confidence about India. The desire of American businesses to invest in India was great. Their queries related essentially to the ease of doing business in India," he said in his Facebook post, 'President Obama, Davos and After'.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised a stable and predictable tax regime in India during a meeting with Indian and US corporate leaders on Monday.

At a meeting of top US and Indian CEOs that he attended with US President Barack Obama today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised that he would "personally monitor from the PMO," all big projects.

In letter to Obama, business lobby talks of "perplexing and contradictory new signals" from Mr Modi's administration.

The shutdown of the US government after the Republicans and the Democrats failed to strike a deal on spending and budget is bound to hit Indian exports, industry bodies like the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) and the Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) said on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has told US President Barack Obama that certain aspects of the proposed changes in the American immigration laws will hit Indian IT professionals, eliciting a promise from the US that concerns will be looked into.

A coalition of US business groups on Tuesday demanded President Barack Obama's administration increase pressure on India to change trade policies that they said threaten US exports, jobs and innovation.

At the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2012, NDTV speaks to Lee Howell, managing director of WEF about the focus on the growth of Indian economy, energy deficit and the decoupling of India from the global economy. According to Mr. Howell, India will not be able to isolate itself from the world economy because of its heavy dependence on fuel imports. Her...

The Indian government has taken vocal exception at Barack Obama's comment on what he called India's deteriorating investment climate, but its Attorney General found it expedient to quote the US President today to make a point in the Supreme Court, during a hearing on the presidential reference on 2G.

US President Barack Obama on Sunday said that American businesses had expressed concerns about India's investment climate, prompting Indian politicians to attack his comments.

The Opposition reacted sharply to US President Barack Obama's remarks that India prohibits foreign investment in too many sectors, saying the government should not come under any pressure and desist from relying on prescription offered by others.

He said that to some extent, India's slower growth is a reflection of the larger slowdown in the global economy. Obama was careful not to be directly critical of the negative investment climate in India but cited the concerns of the American business community to make his point. "One of the most effective ways we can create jobs is to continue expa...

Noting that India prohibited foreign investment in too many sectors such as retail, US President Barack Obama today cited concerns over the deteriorating investment climate in the country to endorse another "wave" of economic reforms.

Commercial ties between India and the United States flourished after India's economic liberalisation in 1991, but in recent years each side have accused the other of erecting unfair barriers to trade and investment growth. India's economy has benefitted greatly from information technology firms doing offshore work for U.S. companies, but such outs...