Fdi War

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  Opinion: Door To Foreign Investors Only Half-Open In India

  Once again, India is in danger of sabotaging its own efforts to raise foreign investment to China-like levels. The latest salvo in this undeclared, self-defeating war is the government's reported decision to block Tata Sons from paying what arbitrators say the company owes to a former partner, the Japanese company NTT DoCoMo.

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  Opinion: Government Has Our Support On GST, War On FDI

  While we will support the move towards GST, in the coming session, we are equally vehemently going to announce our opposition to the new FDI limits announced by the government in a slew of sectors.

• After FDI, quota war now threatens to stall Parliament

  The portents of a Mayawati-Mulayam clash holding up Parliament proceedings over a "quota in promotions bill" were clear even as the two UP powerhouses played their parts in the retail FDI script to help the government win a crucial vote in both Houses last week.

• 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...

• Some goodwill in Parliament too: Jaitley to table house panel's report on Lokpal

  They are at war over the FDI in retail issue, but the Opposition and the government will also demonstrate rare unity today when Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley tables a select committee's report on the Lokpal Bill.

• Rahul Gandhi equates FDI with Kargil war, Opposition up in arms

  Rahul Gandhi and the BJP sparred today with the Congress general secretary reminding the latter that while in opposition, the Congress had supported the ruling NDA on the Kargil issue but with the roles reversed, it was not reciprocating on national issues.

• Rahul Gandhi is 'baccha and kaccha': Shiv Sena

  Shiv Sena today slammed Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi for his comments that though Congress had backed the BJP-led NDA government during the Kargil war, the Opposition was not supporting FDI in retail.

• On Narendra Modi's turf, Sonia Gandhi focuses on economic reforms, FDI

  Sonia Gandhi today neatly side-stepped Narendra Modi's best attempts to provoke her into a direct war of words on the foreign travel issue he raised recently, and instead launched her party's Gujarat election campaign by attacking the Gujarat Chief Minister on the plank he uses most to highlight his achievements - development. She also used her fir...

• Sonia Gandhi avoids tit-for tat with Narendra Modi; defends FDI in retail

  Sonia Gandhi launched her party's Gujarat campaign in Rajkot today by neatly side-stepping Narendra Modi's best attempts to provoke her into a direct war of words on the foreign travel issue he raised recently. Instead, she attacked the Gujarat Chief Minister on the plank he uses most to highlight his achievements - development.

• Mamata Banerjee brings reforms war to Delhi

  Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has brought her reforms war to Delhi. After parting ways with the UPA, the West Bengal Chief Minister will, for the first time, lead a rally at Jantar Mantar against the reforms introduced by the Manmohan Singh government last month. Trinamool leaders say the rally is part of the party's resolve to show soli...

• Pranab told me Centre has decided to put FDI on hold: Mamata

  With the government embroiled in a war with the opposition and some of its main allies over Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in retail, West Bengal Chief Minister and key ally to the UPA government, Mamata Banerjee, today said Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has conveyed to her, over the phone, that the FDI policy is on hold till there is a conse...

• FDI row: Government wooing Mamata Banerjee?

  UPA government's troubleshooter and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is in Kolkata today for a possible meeting with key ally Mamata Banerjee to try and ensure the Trinamool Congress does not go against the government and UPA interests on the contentious issue of Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in retail.

• FDI war: Sushma asks Sonia to explain her stand; Dinesh Trivedi skips cabinet meet

  The battle over Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in retail shows no sign of abating. This despite the fact that for the eighth day in a row, Parliament did not get down to work because of the stand-off between the government and the opposition.

• Uttar Pradesh Congress MP revolts against FDI; plans to write to PM

  As the UPA government it leads tries to get allies and opponents alike to understand the benefits of allowing global players in multi-brand retail, Sanjay Singh, a Congress MP from poll-bound UP has said he plans to write to the PM to say that the timing of the FDI decision will hurt the party's electoral prospects in UP.