Manmohan Singh On Fdi

• Arvind Kejriwal's FDI move blows a hole in Manmohan Singh's efforts

  The newly elected state government in New Delhi on Monday barred foreign supermarkets from setting up shop, a blow to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's efforts to attract overseas investment and revive the economy.

• PM to meet Cabinet colleagues today on crucial FDI issues

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will on Tuesday discuss the proposal to increase Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) cap in sectors like telecom, retail and defence with his senior Cabinet colleagues.

• FDI to bring new technology in agriculture, says Prime Minister

  A day after the UPA government won Parliament's approval on its proposal to allow foreign direct investment or FDI in multi-brand retail, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said FDI will create a revenue model for farmers.

• Government wins vote on FDI in retail in Rajya Sabha

  The government's double victory in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on its decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in multi-brand retail opens the way for financial sector reform bills to be taken up in Parliament next week, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said on Friday.

• Government wins vote in Lok Sabha on FDI in retail: latest developments

  The Manmohan Singh government has won the vote on Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in multi-brand retail in the Lok Sabha. In division, 471 votes were cast, 253 MPs voted against the BJP motion challenging the government's policy decision and 218 voted for it. The BSP and Samajwadi Party, which provide external support to the government, helped it ...

• FDI in retail: Government wins vote in Lok Sabha with help from Mulayam Singh Yadav, Mayawati

  The Manmohan Singh government has won the vote on Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in multi-brand retail in the Lok Sabha. In division, 471 votes were cast, 253 MPs voted against the BJP motion challenging the government's policy decision and 218 voted for it. The BSP and Samajwadi Party, which provide external support to the government, helped it ...

• The government's Rajya Sabha worries: Mulayam Singh Yadav vs Mayawati

  The Manmohan Singh government has conceded to the opposition demand for a vote on Foreign Direct Investment in multi-brand retail in both Houses of Parliament. It has its numbers stitched up in the Lok Sabha, but in the Rajya Sabha, where it is in a distinct minority, the Manmohan Singh government will have to disentangle some political knots

• Vote on FDI in both houses; Mulayam may vote against govt in Rajya Sabha

  The government will have to take a vote in the Lok Sabha 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. With its allies pledging their s...

• 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.

• 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 ...

• Government might agree to voting on a discussion on FDI: Sources

  The government might agree to a vote in Parliament on its decision to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, sources have said. They say a final decision is likely to be influenced by how the resolution is worded. The government's managers have already begun speaking to different parties to shore up numbers.

• PM's dinner for BJP leaders fails to end stalemate on FDI

  Three top BJP leaders dined tonight at the 7 Race Course Road residence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is making efforts to ensure that the winter session of Parliament is not lost to the standoff between the government and the opposition over the Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in multi-brand retail issue. Sources said there was no breakth...

• FDI in retail: Winter session's Day 1 washed out; PM calls all-party meet on Monday

  The BJP-led NDA and the Left want a discussion on FDI in retail under a rule that allows voting. The government says it is ready to debate its policy decision but does not want a vote. Neither side is budging from its position...

• FDI row: Parliament paralysed on Day1 of winter session; govt calls for all-party meet on Monday

  With battlelines drawn on the Foreign Direct Investment in multi-brand retail issue, a belligerent opposition has forced repeated adjournment of both Houses. Rajya Sabha has now been adjourned for the day and Lok Sabha is scheduled to reconvene at 2 pm.