India, US to discuss bilateral investment treaty

October 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The completion of the bilateral investment treaty by India and the US will lead to increased investment by American companies in infrastructure sectors, US Ambassador Timothy J. Roemer said here Thursday.

September 24th, 2009 NEW YORK - UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon demanded Thursday that the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) be implemented as quickly as possible. At the opening of a two-day conference of around 100 foreign ministers in New York, Ban called for all of the nine states which had not yet ratified the treaty to begin negotiations immediately.

September 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India and Switzerland will soon start negotiations to enlarge the scope of their bilateral double taxation treaty to allow sharing of details of bank accounts of people accused of tax evasion, visiting Swiss Vice-President and Minister of Economic Affairs Doris Leuthard said Thursday. We are open to renegotiation of the treaty to include tax evasion, which is a crime here.

August 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India and Nepal Wednesday discussed the finalisation of a revised trade treaty as Kathmandu promised to push the peace process at home and made a pitch for more Indian investment. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held talks with his Nepalese counterpart Madhav Kumar Nepal, who is in India on a five-day visit - his first to the country since assuming office nearly three months ago.

August 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With India-Nepal trade expected to touch Rs.15,000 crore ($3 billion) this fiscal, commerce ministers of the two countries Wednesday discussed a proposed revised treaty to widen the scope of bilateral trade. Commerce Minister Anand Sharma and his Nepalese counterpart Rajendra Mahato met here to take forward the proposed Treaty of Trade and Agreement of Co-operation.

August 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Amid the drifting peace process in Nepal, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal Tuesday began a five-day visit to India - his first to the country since he assumed office nearly three months ago. Nepal's visit is primarily a goodwill trip that is aimed at keeping the traditionally strong relationship with India -- tested after the Maoist victory in polls last year -- on an even keel.

August 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal will arrive here Tuesday for a five-day visit - his first trip to India after becoming premier. Nepal is expected to hold talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

August 15th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Nepal's Minister for Commerce and Supplies Rajendra Mahato has said that Nepal and India will ink two key treaties to boost bilateral trade and provide more trade facilities during Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal's visit to New Delhi from August 18. Talking to reporters here, Mahato said: "Nepal and India will sign at least two treaties to expand trade and provide more trade facilities including opening new border points for movement of goods between the two countries." Mahato, who will accompany Nepal during the visit said, "The amendments in Nepal-India Trade Treaty - 1996 and a Treaty to Control Unauthorized Trade are the two documents on which the two nations will put their seal during Nepals visit." The other two treaties are aimed at eliminating double taxation and agreement on promotion and protection of investments.

August 8th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Nepalese Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has assured Parliament that his government will not sign any agreement with India without taking them into confidence. Madhav Kumar is visiting India for a five days goodwill visit starting from August 18, which will be his first official visit after assuming the office of the Prime Minister.

July 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India-Bangladesh bilateral trade can double by 2011, says the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), which has suggested a multi-pronged action agenda for creating a favourable investment climate. According to FICCI, India's trade with Bangladesh increased from $1 billion in 2001-02 to $3.17 billion in 2007-08, more than three folds, mainly on the back of a 79.4 percent increase in India's exports.

July 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India Wednesday said Pakistan has not responded positively to India's proposal for an extradition treaty. "India has proposed an extradition treaty to Pakistan in the Home Secretary talks in the composite dialogue since 2004, External Affairs Minister S.M.

June 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India and South Korea are close to signing a bilateral economic partnership pact, apart from negotiating a double taxation avoidance treaty. This was announced at the end of the official meetings of the visiting South Korean foreign minister Yu Myung-hwan here Tuesday.

April 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India-US relations that have warmed up considerably over the past few years are not dependent on a change in government in either country, US Deputy Chief of Mission Steven J. White said here Friday.

March 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - While the India-US civil nuclear deal has opened 'the door even wider' for US exports, Washington says India's tariff and tax regime, intellectual property rights policies, investment climate and regulatory hurdles still pose a problem. With US and India engaged in an active dialogue on trade policy in 2008, their bilateral trade agenda continued to expand to support the significant opportunities for bilateral trade and investment that US and Indian companies are pursuing, a new US report says.

March 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - While the India-US civil nuclear deal has opened 'the door even wider' for US exports, Washington says India's tariff and tax regime, intellectual property rights policies, investment climate and regulatory hurdles still pose a problem. With US and India engaged in an active dialogue on trade policy in 2008, their bilateral trade agenda continued to expand to support the significant opportunities for bilateral trade and investment that US and Indian companies are pursuing, a new US report says.