Pranab Mukherjee Fdi In Retail

• Cantankerous politics hurting India: Sunil Bharti Mittal

  India Inc told Finance Minister Pranab Minister that politics is hurting the Indian economy. Sunil Bharti Mittal highlighted the negative effects of policy paralysis at the NDTV Business leadership Award function in Mumbai. “It is restricting some good things that can happen,” said that Founder, Chairman and Group CEO of Bharti Enterprises, who...

• FDI in retail suspended to avoid mid-term polls: Pranab

  "I am sorry to those members, who had supported FDI in retail and might be feeling let down. But if we had gone ahead, it could have created a crisis for the government," said Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. Trinamool Congress, a UPA constituent and partner in the government, had said it would vote in favour of an Adjournment Motion against FDI ...

• Govt surrenders; FDI in retail on hold; BJP and Left don't commit to truce

  The government has decided to put on hold its decision to allow foreign direct investment or FDI in retail till a consensus is reached among political parties. In a climbdown from its position so far, it informed the Opposition of this, only to be told that the latter wanted a "rollback" and not a "holdback."

• Pranab 'not confident' of end to Parliament logjam

  In a clear message to allies and opponents, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday asked them not to stand in the way of states wanting to implement Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)I in retail and said efforts are on to work out an acceptable motion to face a Parliamentary vote.

• 'Narrow politics' to blame for FDI controversy: Pranab

  Pranab Mukherjee also said that country's economy will be back on tracks, with 7.5% GDP growth for the fiscal.