Sushma Swaraj On Fdi

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  External Affairs Ministry Also Contributed To Foreign Investment Growth: Sushma Swaraj

  External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Sunday that the role of her ministry is undergoing transformation, as apart from diplomatic functions, now it is also acting as a catalyst to national development.

• FDI vote: 'McAloo wars' in Parliament

  For two days the Lok Sabha debated the contentious issue of Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in multi-brand retail before voting on it this evening. The opposition argued against the policy claiming it was a myth that foreign investment would benefit farmers, consumers and generate employment - the example that was thrown around the most was of pot...

• FDI in retail debate: Roll back FDI or you will be rolled back, JD(U) warns Government

  How will Mulayam Singh Yadav vote this evening on the BJP's motion opposing the government's decision to allow 51 per cent foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail? The Samajwadi Party chief argued against the government's policy in the Lok Sabha yesterday and the party says it will either vote FDI in retail or abstain. The government's floo...

• FDI debate: McDonald's, PepsiCo refute Sushma Swaraj's claims that they import potatoes

  Initiating the debate in the Lok Sabha on Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in multi-brand retail, the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, said the government's claim that foreign investment would benefit farmers, consumers and generate employment was a myth.

• FDI in retail is death knell for small industries: Sushma Swaraj

  Asserting that Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in multi-brand retail will sound the "death knell" for small industries and traders, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj today accused the government of having failed to evolve a political consensus on the controversial issue despite making a promise in Parliament.

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  FDI in retail not good for nation, says Mulayam Singh Yadav; PM changed his stand, says BJP

  FDI in retail debate: All eyes are on Mulayam Singh Yadav, who provides crucial external support to the UPA government, and is speaking now in a debate on Foreign Direct Investment in multi-brand retail in the Lok Sabha.

• FDI: Highlights of the debate in Lok Sabha

  After debating the contentious issue of Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in multi-brand retail for two days, the Lok Sabha voted on the issue this evening, which went in favour of the UPA government after Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi Party and Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party walked out.

• FDI in retail debate: Government made no attempt towards consensus, says BJP

  The Lok Sabha convened at 2 pm on Tuesday not to begin debating Foreign Direct Investment in multi-brand retail, but to uproar over the opposition demand that some amendments sought in the Foreign Exchange Management Act or FEMA be separated from the FDI debate. The Speaker ruled that the two could be debated together and the BJP's Sushma Swaraj fi...

• Government confident of numbers as it faces FDI test in Lok Sabha

  Parliament is set to debate and vote on the issue of allowing Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in multi-brand retail over the next four days, starting 2 pm today, when the BJP's Sushma Swaraj will intiate the discussion in the Lok Sabha. Apart from the avowed support of all UPA partners, including the DMK, the government has broad hints from its tw...

• Lok Sabha will vote on FDI; Rajya Sabha all-party meet today

  The government will have to take a vote on its politically contentious decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in retail. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Meira Kumar, has agreed to the opposition's demand for a debate followed by a vote, which will take place most likely early next week.

• Kamal Nath meets Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley in a bid to end Parliament logjam on FDI in retail

  Parliamentary affairs minister Kamal Nath met leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today to end the logjam on FDI in retail, a day after the UPA firmed up its numbers in Parliament.

• Vote on FDI: Govt meets BJP leaders Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj

  With the ally DMK firmly on its side, the government has indicated that it is ready for a vote in Parliament on foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail, signalling a possible end to the House logjam.

• FDI in retail: Government agrees to a vote; Kamal Nath to meet Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj today

  Officially, the UPA says it will abide by the Lok Sabha Speaker's decision on whether or not a discussion in the House on foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail will be followed by a vote. It seems, however, to be preparing for that vote and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath will meet the BJP's Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley tomorr...

• UPA agrees to vote in Parliament on FDI in retail, leaves final decision to the Speaker

  Armed with crucial ally DMK's support - word of which came in even as the UPA was meeting in the capital - the Manmohan Singh government has indicated that it is ready for a vote on the contentious issue of foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail. At that meeting, the allies agreed to leave it to the Lok Sabha Speaker to decide under which ...

• Parliament logjam over FDI: Relief for the government as DMK extends support

  Hours before UPA allies meet to discuss how the logjam in Parliament over the Foreign Direct Investment in multi-brand retail issue can be broken, the BJP emerged from a meeting of its own today to reiterate that only a discussion with a vote will do, putting the onus for ensuring Parliament runs on the government.