AUSIB TO LAW MAKERS REVERSE RESTRICTIONS TO THE H1B VISA HOLDER PROGRAM
Washington, DC. The Alliance for US-India Business (AUSIB) urged lawmakers to reverse amendment passed by the U.S. Senate Friday that severely restricts the nation’s H1B visa holder program.
The amendment introduced to the nation’s economic stimulus package requires employers to seek U.S. workers for job openings and it forbids them from displacing their America....
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INDIA’S ELECTION AN ENDORSEMENT OF THE US INDIA RELATIONSHIP
Washington, D.C. The Alliance for US India Business (AUSIB) congratulates the people of India for demonstrating the strength of democracy in the country by casting votes in last Saturday’s election.
“The Indian people have carried out the largest exercise of democracy in the world,” said AUSIB president Sanjay Puri. “Over 700 million people were eligible t....
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AUSIB congratulates President Elect Obama
Washington, DC. The US-India Business Alliance (AUSIB) congratulates President-elect Barack Obama on his election as President of the US. A large number of the Indian-American community enthusiastically supported President-elect Barack Obama and embraced his message of change.
“President-elect Obama clearly had a special appeal to the Indian-American community, had Indian-Am....
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US-INDIA BUSINESS ALLIANCE STARTS THE NEW YEAR WITH A NEW NAME ALLIANCE FOR US-INDIA BUSINESS (AUSIB)
Washington, DC. As the U.S.-India Business Alliance (AUSIB) enters its fifth year of existence, USIBA will now be known as the Alliance for U.S.-India Business (AUSIB).
When USIBA was formed in 2004, U.S.-India trade was about $20 billion. This has since more than doubled to $42 billion. Along with this increased commerce, many other developments affecting business h....
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AUSIB HAILS THE SUCCESSFUL PASSAGE OF THE U.S. INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL
Washington, DC. The US-India Business Alliance (AUSIB) welcomed the passage of the U.S.-India
nuclear pact. The legislation (H.R. 7081) passed the U.S. House of Representatives on September 27,
2008 by a vote of 298 to 117, with one member voting present. It went through the Senate by
bipartisan vote of 86-13 on Wednesday, October 1, 2008.
The U.S.-India nuclear agre....
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AUSIB CONTINUES TO SHORE UP CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE U.S INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL
Washington, DC. As a follow-up to its September 11th briefing, which was the first open briefing from
the U.S. Administration to Members of Congress, staffers, professionals in the field, and the community
since India was given a waiver by the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers’ Group (NSG), AUSIB continues to
shore up support in Congress for the....
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President Bush Sends US-India Nuclear Deal to Congress
WASHINGTON, Sept 12, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- On Wednesday, September 10th, US President George Bush sent the text of a proposed US-India nuclear agreement to Congress for approval.
Today, in response to the President's actions, the US-India Business Alliance (AUSIB) and the US Congressional Task Force on US-India Trade held a briefing on Capitol Hill with Assi....
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Boucher hopes nod for 'very strong package' to come this month
Washington (PTI): The US administration has presented a "very strong package" to the US Congress on the civil nuclear deal with India and it is fully consistent with the requirements set out, a senior State Department official has said, hoping that a legislative nod for the 123 agreement will come around this month.
"We have presented a very strong package fully co....
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Indo-US N-deal: Pelosi moots waving 30-day period
Washington, Sept 12: Chances of the Indo-US nuclear deal going through the Congress this month got a boost on Friday with Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives and a leading Democrat hoping that the 30-day rule for the legislation to be considered will be waived.
Pelosi also said that the deal has the support of the House and hoped it can be considered before the ....
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Boucher hopes n-deal will be done this month
Washington, Sep 12 (IANS) The Bush administration has expressed the hope that the US Congress will accord its final approval to the India-US civil nuclear deal this month as it has presented a “very strong package” to the legislature.”We have presented a very strong package fully consistent with the requirements that Congress set out,” Assistant Secretary of State for So....
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INDIAN GOVERNMENT’S DECISION EXTEND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY PARKS TAX HOLIDAY APPLAUDED BY USIBA
Washington, DC. On Tuesday, April 29th, the Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram extended income tax exemption for export-oriented Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) by one year till March 31, 2010, a move that was overwhelmingly welcomed by the information technology industry and the U.S.-India Business Alliance (USIBA).
“The move will primarily give some welc....
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SBA TO PARTNER WITH THE U.S INDIA BUSINESS ALLIANCE TO PROMOTE SMALL BUSINESS TRADE
Washington, DC. On Thursday, April 17th, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced it will coordinate small business outreach efforts with the U.S.-India Business Alliance (USIBA) to advance export opportunities to India for small businesses. SBA and USIBA have signed a Strategic Alliance Memorandum (SAM) that will allow them to share resources to help start, maintain, ....
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CONGRESS PARTY OF INDIA SENDS CHIEF SPOKESPERSON TO THE U.S. CLARIFY WHERE THE NUCLEAR DEAL STANDS
Washington, DC. The Congress Party of India dispatched its chief spokesperson, Dr. Abhishek Singhvi, to the U.S. to clarify for the American government and the foreign policy establishment here where the U.S.-India Civilian Nuclear Agreement stands currently. Dr. Singhvi arrived in Washington, DC on Sunday, April 13th, then on Monday, April 14th, he conducted meetings around town an....
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