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4 months, 3 weeks ago

USIBC appoints former journalist, public relations executive as India managing director

The U.S.–India Business Council has appointed Rahul Sharma, a former journalist and public relations executive, as its India-based Managing Director, according to an announcement by the trade advocacy group. “Rahul’s vast experience and proven track record in media, policy, and corporate advisory and communications will be invaluable as we continue to strengthen the U.S.-India partnership and achieve a shared goal …

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5 months ago

Broadcasting Bill 2023 relies too much on delegated legislation: Industry bodies to MIB

Hindustan Times

Multiple industry bodies and civil societies criticised the Broadcasting Services Bill for relying too much on delegated legislation, having ambiguous definitions, creating a pre-censorship regime through pre-certification of content, and not distinguishing between streaming services and traditional broadcasters among a host of other issues, according to RTI documents made public by digital rights organisation Internet Freedom Foundation on Tuesday. NBDA …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

NASA will soon provide advanced training to Indian astronauts for joint mission to ISS: Garcetti

Hindustan Times

Washington, NASA will soon provide advanced training to Indian astronauts to send a joint mission to the International Space Station this year or shortly thereafter, US envoy to India Eric Garcetti has said. “NASA will soon provide advanced training to Indian astronauts, with the goal of mounting a joint effort to the International Space Station, hopefully, this year or shortly …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

NASA will soon provide advanced training to Indian astronauts: Garcetti

ABP News

Washington, May 24 : NASA will soon provide advanced training to Indian astronauts, with the goal of mounting a joint effort to the International Space Station, a top American diplomat said Friday.ꪪ US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti made these remarks while speaking at the "US-India Commercial Space Conference: Unlocking Opportunities for US & Indian Space Startups," hosted by the …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Defence Innovation Summit to accelerate U.S.-India co-development and co-production

The Hindu

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's State Visit to the U.S., a select group of eminent defence sector firms from the two nations will participate in an innovative summit which would serve as a bridge and is expected to give a strong boost to the defence-industrial cooperation between the two nations. INDUS-X is part of the broader strategic and defence …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Shyam, Hari Bhartia honoured with USIBC global leadership award

Hindustan Times

The United States-India Business Council honoured Shyam Bhartia and Hari Bhartia, co-founders and co-chairs of the Jubilant Bhartia group, with the global leadership award for the year during its annual summit in Washington DC on Tuesday. Announcing the award, USIBC president, ambassador Atul Keshap said the Bhartia brothers exemplified the power of India-US collaboration with the group’s interests in pharmaceuticals, …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Private sector collaboration is next great phase of Indo-U.S. defence ties: Atul Keshap

The Hindu

Defence technology collaboration between the private sectors of India and the United States is really the next great phase of cooperation for “the two greatest democracies on earth”, according to Atul Keshap, president of the U.S.-India Business Council, who added that whatever the two countries can do together will benefit the rest of the “free countries” of the world. And …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Doval-Sullivan launch tech talks in the U.S., as senior U.S. official visits Delhi

The Hindu

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met with his counterpart in the U.S. Jake Sullivan and other senior officials in Washington on Tuesday for the inaugural Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies dialogue that was announced last year. Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland’s visit to Delhi on Tuesday, where she met External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra, …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Amid Ukraine Conflict, US And India Can Work on Global Scale to Tackle Energy Prices, Inflation: USIBC Chief

News 18

The Russia-Ukraine war has sparked global concerns over loss of life and property, as well as its impact on the economies of most countries hit by massive supply-chain disruptions. In an interview with CNN-News18 during a visit to India, former American diplomat Atul Keshap, who recently took over as the president of the United States-India Business Council, part of the …

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2 years, 11 months ago

U.S., India should set bold goals to achieve $500 billion in bilateral trade, says new USIBC president

The Hindu

After achieving enormous progress in their overall relations, the U.S. and India must now set bold goals to take their ties to a new level and achieve the ambitious target of $500 billion in bilateral trade, Atul Keshap, the new president of the influential U.S. India Business Council has said. “I think it’s vitally important that we show that democracies …

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3 years, 2 months ago

US India Business Council meets Nirmala Sitharaman; shows interest in ramping up investment

Firstpost

USIBC and CII hosted an interactive session in Washington on Wednesday Washington: Members of the influential US India Business Council in their meeting with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday praised India’s reform trajectory and exuded confidence in the growing Indian economy. “We praised her reform trajectory and discussed new opportunities to strengthen commercial ties between the US and …

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3 years, 6 months ago

U.S. lobby group views India's e-commerce plan as worrying

The Hindu

A top lobby group that is part of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce believes India's proposed new e-commerce rules are a cause for concern and will lead to a stringent operating environment for companies, according to an email reviewed by Reuters. India this week spooked online retailers like Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart by outlining plans to limit "flash sales", reining …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Facebook says it aims to comply with india’s new IT rules

The Hindu

Social media giant Facebook on Tuesday said it aimed to comply with the provisions of India’s new IT rules of intermediaries, which come into effect on Wednesday. Facebook remains committed to people’s ability to freely and safely express themselves on our platform.” The three-month deadline for social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to comply with new stricter …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Facebook says it aims to comply with india’s new IT rules

The Hindu

Social media giant Facebook on Tuesday said it aimed to comply with the provisions of India’s new IT rules of intermediaries, which come into effect on Wednesday. Facebook remains committed to people’s ability to freely and safely express themselves on our platform.” The three-month deadline for social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to comply with new stricter …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19: US pledges support to India; Indian-American billionaire, lawmaker offer to pitch in

India Today

I'm willing to fund hospitals in India that need funding to import bulk planeloads of oxygen or supplies into India to increase supply. When people in India and elsewhere desperately need help, we can't let vaccines sit in a warehouse, we need to get them where they'll save lives.” We need to release our stockpile of unused AstraZeneca vaccines now. …

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4 years, 2 months ago

BECA Combined with Other Pacts Will Enable Deeper Defence Ties Between India and US: USIBC

News 18

The US-India Business Council has welcomed the signing of the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement between the two countries, saying the pact combined with other enabling provisions will provide greater impetus for acquisitions of American military platforms by India. India and the US inked the BECA that provides for sharing of high-end military technology, classified satellite data and critical information, …

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4 years, 5 months ago

India data-curb plan 'anathema', US tech giants plan pushback

Live Mint

New Delhi: India's plan to regulate "non-personal" data has jolted U.S. tech giants Amazon, Facebook and Google, and a group representing them is preparing to push back against the proposals, according to sources and a letter seen by Reuters. "FORCED DATA SHARING" India's plan to regulate non-personal data is the latest irritant for U.S. tech companies that have been battling …

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4 years, 5 months ago

News updates from Hindustan Times: PM Modi to deliver keynote address at USIBC Summit on economic revival and all the latest news

Hindustan Times

Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion. PM Modi to address high-profile USIBC Summit on economic revival after Covid-19 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the keynote address at the India Ideas Summit on Wednesday, news agency ANI reported quoting a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office. Oxford Covid-19 vaccine’s first human trial shows promise, more phases underway The …

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4 years, 6 months ago

Trump's restrictive policy on immigration will be detrimental to US economy: USIBC

India Today

The temporary suspension of H-1B and other non-immigrant visas by President Donald Trump along with other restrictive policies on immigration is detrimental to the United States and its economy, president of a top American business advocacy group has said. “I think that the United States has benefited greatly over the years by successive waves of immigration and most particularly the …

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5 years, 4 months ago

India has an opportunity to benefit from global economic situation, says president of US-India Business Council

Firstpost

Citing media reports of challenges facing the Indian as well as the global economy, US-India Business Council president Nisha Desai Biswal said the same challenges could be seen as opportunities. Washington: President of US-India Business Council Nisha Desai Biswal has said India should present its growth vision and why businesses should look to invest in the country at a time …

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5 years, 7 months ago

Google's Sunder Pichai & Nasdaq's Friedman to receive 2019 Global Leadership Award

India TV News

Google's India-born CEO Sundar Pichai and Nasdaq president Adena Friedman have been chosen for the prestigious Global Leadership Awards 2019 by business advocacy group USIBC in recognition of the two companies' contribution as the leading technology-driven platforms. Given annually since 2007, the USIBC Global Leadership Awards recognise top corporate executives from the United States and India whose companies play a …

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5 years, 11 months ago

‘Interim Budget Will Support Economic Growth’: USIBC

The Quint

"We see many positive elements that will support consumer spending and economic growth, including a boost in defense and health spending as well as a renewed focus on digitisation of government processes as well as artificial intelligence," US India Business Council president Nisha Desai Biswal told PTI. The Indian government's failure to extend the 1 February deadline to comply with …

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USIBC appoints former journalist, public relations executive as India managing director

Broadcasting Bill 2023 relies too much on delegated legislation: Industry bodies to MIB

NASA will soon provide advanced training to Indian astronauts for joint mission to ISS: Garcetti

NASA will soon provide advanced training to Indian astronauts: Garcetti

Defence Innovation Summit to accelerate U.S.-India co-development and co-production

Shyam, Hari Bhartia honoured with USIBC global leadership award

Private sector collaboration is next great phase of Indo-U.S. defence ties: Atul Keshap

Doval-Sullivan launch tech talks in the U.S., as senior U.S. official visits Delhi

Amid Ukraine Conflict, US And India Can Work on Global Scale to Tackle Energy Prices, Inflation: USIBC Chief

U.S., India should set bold goals to achieve $500 billion in bilateral trade, says new USIBC president

US India Business Council meets Nirmala Sitharaman; shows interest in ramping up investment

U.S. lobby group views India's e-commerce plan as worrying

Facebook says it aims to comply with india’s new IT rules

Facebook says it aims to comply with india’s new IT rules

Covid-19: US pledges support to India; Indian-American billionaire, lawmaker offer to pitch in

BECA Combined with Other Pacts Will Enable Deeper Defence Ties Between India and US: USIBC

India data-curb plan 'anathema', US tech giants plan pushback

News updates from Hindustan Times: PM Modi to deliver keynote address at USIBC Summit on economic revival and all the latest news

Trump's restrictive policy on immigration will be detrimental to US economy: USIBC

India has an opportunity to benefit from global economic situation, says president of US-India Business Council

Google's Sunder Pichai & Nasdaq's Friedman to receive 2019 Global Leadership Award

‘Interim Budget Will Support Economic Growth’: USIBC