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Google Reportedly the Top Spender on US Lobbying
Google spent $21.7 million on lobbying efforts last year to influence lawmakers, according to a report by CNBC.
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Indian-Origin White House Spokesman Quits To Join US Lobbying Firm
A White House deputy spokesman who had been tasked with announcing the departure of officials in President Donald Trump's administration has become the latest to move on.
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Want to Understand How Dominant Tech Companies Have Become? Look at the Number of Issues They Lobby On.
A firing this week by a Washington think-tank has exposed the deep influence of tech companies who are driving key governmental decisions affecting consumers.
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100 Per Cent FDI In Defence Threat To National Security: Anand Sharma
Former Union commerce minister Anand Sharma today said allowing 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in defence meant "surrendering" to the pressure of the US lobby, a threat to national security and India's foreign policy.
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TCS, Wipro spend over Rs 3.15 crore on US lobbying in 2013
Interestingly, Infosys, which has faced many visa-related issues in the US, did not feature in the list of the top spenders on lobbying.
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Tatas step up US lobbying on immigration, education issues
According to the latest Lobbying Disclosure Forms filed with the US Senate, Tata America International Corporation and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) are among the entities whose lobbyists engaged in lobbying activities in the last quarter ended September 30, 2013.
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Wal-Mart resumes US lobbying on FDI in India
Wal-Mart has also been requesting the Indian government to further relax norms for FDI in multi-brand retail business, where 51 per cent foreign equity was allowed last year despite opposition by various political parties.
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Reliance Industries terminates lobbying activities in US
Amid a huge uproar over lobbying by US firms to gain access to Indian market, Reliance Industries has terminated its lobbying activities among the American lawmakers after having spent nearly $2 million over Rs 10 crore) to its lobbyist here in the past four years.
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US lobbying: Reliance pauses, government spends Rs 3.7 crore
Lobbyist Barbour Griffith & Rogers didn't indulge in any lobbying for Reliance from Oct 2011 to Mar 2012.
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India spent over $1.5 mn on US lobbying in 2010
With the US holding key to a vast number of issues affecting India and its corporates, the Indian government and companies together spent over USD 1.5 million last year on lobbying in the American power corridors. However, the cost incurred by Indian government and companies on lobbying with US lawmakers in 2010 marks a sign...
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In email to Montek, US seems to lobby for Dow
India is working on getting Dow Chemicals to pay hundreds of crores for the Bhopal Gas Tragedy. The US is lobbying hard for Dow, with a senior government official stating, in an email, that it hopes India's emphasis on Dow will not have "a chilling effect on the investment relationship" between the two countries.In 1999, Dow bought Union Carbide, w...
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Google Reportedly the Top Spender on US Lobbying
Google spent $21.7 million on lobbying efforts last year to influence lawmakers, according to a report by CNBC.
-
Indian-Origin White House Spokesman Quits To Join US Lobbying Firm
A White House deputy spokesman who had been tasked with announcing the departure of officials in President Donald Trump's administration has become the latest to move on.
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Want to Understand How Dominant Tech Companies Have Become? Look at the Number of Issues They Lobby On.
A firing this week by a Washington think-tank has exposed the deep influence of tech companies who are driving key governmental decisions affecting consumers.
-
100 Per Cent FDI In Defence Threat To National Security: Anand Sharma
Former Union commerce minister Anand Sharma today said allowing 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in defence meant "surrendering" to the pressure of the US lobby, a threat to national security and India's foreign policy.
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TCS, Wipro spend over Rs 3.15 crore on US lobbying in 2013
Interestingly, Infosys, which has faced many visa-related issues in the US, did not feature in the list of the top spenders on lobbying.
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Tatas step up US lobbying on immigration, education issues
According to the latest Lobbying Disclosure Forms filed with the US Senate, Tata America International Corporation and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) are among the entities whose lobbyists engaged in lobbying activities in the last quarter ended September 30, 2013.
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Wal-Mart resumes US lobbying on FDI in India
Wal-Mart has also been requesting the Indian government to further relax norms for FDI in multi-brand retail business, where 51 per cent foreign equity was allowed last year despite opposition by various political parties.
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Reliance Industries terminates lobbying activities in US
Amid a huge uproar over lobbying by US firms to gain access to Indian market, Reliance Industries has terminated its lobbying activities among the American lawmakers after having spent nearly $2 million over Rs 10 crore) to its lobbyist here in the past four years.
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US lobbying: Reliance pauses, government spends Rs 3.7 crore
Lobbyist Barbour Griffith & Rogers didn't indulge in any lobbying for Reliance from Oct 2011 to Mar 2012.
-
India spent over $1.5 mn on US lobbying in 2010
With the US holding key to a vast number of issues affecting India and its corporates, the Indian government and companies together spent over USD 1.5 million last year on lobbying in the American power corridors. However, the cost incurred by Indian government and companies on lobbying with US lawmakers in 2010 marks a sign...
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In email to Montek, US seems to lobby for Dow
India is working on getting Dow Chemicals to pay hundreds of crores for the Bhopal Gas Tragedy. The US is lobbying hard for Dow, with a senior government official stating, in an email, that it hopes India's emphasis on Dow will not have "a chilling effect on the investment relationship" between the two countries.In 1999, Dow bought Union Carbide, w...
