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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...
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Pranab Mukherjee woos US investors, clears the air on FDI
On a two-day visit to the US, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today met with American investors and business leaders of the corporate world and told them that the decision on allowing 51 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail has only been put on hold for now. Mr Mukherjee also told them that this is how things sometimes work in a dem...
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Pranab Mukherjee: FDI decision was not wrong, but did not want mid-term elections
At a meeting of all Congress MPs this morning, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee dissected the government's disastrous attempt to allow reform in retail. Mr Mukherjee told the MPs that the decision to allow 51% foreign ownership of multi-brand stores was not incorrect, but that the government has put it on hold to avoid mid-term elections.
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Govt suspends FDI in retail, Left says it's a rollback, Parliament gets to work
FDI in retail: The government has told political parties at a meeting today that its policy on Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in retail has been suspended to allow for wider consultations. This has led to a truce that will allow Parliament to get back to work after squandering half of the short Winter Session over the controversial reforms.
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FDI in retail suspended, Opposition accepts truce, Parliament logjam ends
FDI in retail: It's what the country has been waiting for. A crucial all-party meeting has ended in less than half an hour with the news that the FDI-in-retail logjam is broken and Parliament will function today.
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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."
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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...
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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.
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Anand Sharma says Gujarat, Himachal wanted FDI in retail; BJP dismisses claim
As expected, the BJP has reacted sharply to Commerce Minister Anand Sharma claim that two BJP-ruled states, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, had told a parliamentary panel recently that they wanted Foreign Direct Investment in retail.
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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.
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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...
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Pranab Mukherjee woos US investors, clears the air on FDI
On a two-day visit to the US, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today met with American investors and business leaders of the corporate world and told them that the decision on allowing 51 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail has only been put on hold for now. Mr Mukherjee also told them that this is how things sometimes work in a dem...
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Pranab Mukherjee: FDI decision was not wrong, but did not want mid-term elections
At a meeting of all Congress MPs this morning, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee dissected the government's disastrous attempt to allow reform in retail. Mr Mukherjee told the MPs that the decision to allow 51% foreign ownership of multi-brand stores was not incorrect, but that the government has put it on hold to avoid mid-term elections.
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Govt suspends FDI in retail, Left says it's a rollback, Parliament gets to work
FDI in retail: The government has told political parties at a meeting today that its policy on Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in retail has been suspended to allow for wider consultations. This has led to a truce that will allow Parliament to get back to work after squandering half of the short Winter Session over the controversial reforms.
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FDI in retail suspended, Opposition accepts truce, Parliament logjam ends
FDI in retail: It's what the country has been waiting for. A crucial all-party meeting has ended in less than half an hour with the news that the FDI-in-retail logjam is broken and Parliament will function today.
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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."
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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...
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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.
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Anand Sharma says Gujarat, Himachal wanted FDI in retail; BJP dismisses claim
As expected, the BJP has reacted sharply to Commerce Minister Anand Sharma claim that two BJP-ruled states, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, had told a parliamentary panel recently that they wanted Foreign Direct Investment in retail.
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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.
