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India Abroad
November 13, 2008: Ron Somers, president of US-India Business Council received Kentucky Colonel on Tuesday. It is Kentucky's highest honour. Somers presented a keynote address on 'A Case for Deeper U.S.-India Ties' to a rapt audience in Lexington, the State's second largest city...

US elections hold key to Indian outsourcing

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October 29, 2008 (New Delhi): ...Ron Somers, President of US-India Business Council (USIBC) said that the present condition was a dark moment in the US economy, but markets like India will pull US forward. "India will be an anchor for the US and the slowdown will be beneficial for the Indo-US business ties," Somers said...

'Chandrayan 1 is 'beginning' of a new frontier of cooperation'

The Hindu
October 22, 2008 Washington (PTI): The successful launch of the India's maiden mission to moon Chandrayan 1 is "just the beginning" of the opening up of a new frontier of cooperation between the US and India on a wide range of sectors, the United States India Business Council (USIBC) said on Wednesday...

US to send nuclear mission to India

Mint
October 16, 2008 Washington: "I am pleased to announce that the Commerce Department has certified the US-India Business Council for a civil nuclear trade mission to India this coming December," US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrrez said....

Green India Summit begins in Washington

Business Standard
New Delhi, October 16, 2008: The first ever joint Green India Summit commenced in Washington DC today. The summit organised by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) in partnership with the US India Business Council (USIBC), is aimed at discussing the opportunities and prospects in areas of water, green buildings, clean coal technologies, renewable energy, nuclear energy and climate change issues...

US firms eye opportunities in Indian aviation infrastructure

The Hindu Business Line Hyderabad, Oct. 15: A large contingent of US companies under the US-India Business Council (USIBC) and the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is participating in the four-day India Aviation 2008 that got underway today...

N-deal: India open for business, says Shinde

Rediff India Abroad
Washington DC, October 16, 2008: With the completion of the US-India civilian nuclear cooperation agreement, India's Minister for Power Sushil Kumar Shinde has said that India is open for business and American companies can avail themselves of the opportunities by contacting the Indian embassy or the consulates across the country for the necessary guidance...

Rice commends role of USIBC in pushing N-deal

The Times of India
WASHINGTON, October 16, 2008: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday hailed the role of the United States - India Business Council in furthering the relationship between the two nations, especially for its "unflinching support" to the Indo-US civilian nuclear initiative...

'India must enact N-liability protection'

Rediff India Abroad
Washington DC, October 16, 2008: Speaking at the inaugural 'Green India' Summit launched by the US-India Business Council in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry, Gutierrez said, "US companies are eager to contribute to India's developing nuclear power sector. However, private sector firms in both the United States and India require nuclear liability protection in order to do business."

US business hails $150 billion 'opportunity' in n-deal

The Economic Times
2 Oct 2008, WASHINGTON: The US-India Business Council (USIBC) has hailed Congressional approval of the India-US civil nuclear deal, saying the "historic vote" would open a "wide vista of opportunity" worth more than $150 billion...

ISB hosts US India Business Council

The Economic Times
28 Sept. 2008: CEOs and top executives of several top tier American Companies with Indian investments recently visited the Indian School of Business (ISB) campus, as part of an executive mission from the US India Business Council (USIBC)...

US looks at AP's agri sector

Business Standard
Chennai/ Hyderabad September 26, 2008: The US is looking at tapping opportunities in the supply chain management for agriculture produce in the state. This apart, it is looking at public health, education, vaccine development, retail and real estate as viable sectors for bilateral trade between the US and Andhra Pradesh, said Ron Somers, president of the US India Business Council (USIBC), a trade lobby with over 250 members...

Nooyi calls for an India-US bilateral investment treaty

The Hindu Business Line
New Delhi, Sept. 24 Calling for the "unfettered opening of organised retail in India", Ms Indra Nooyi, Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo, also gave her thumbs-up to the civil nuclear cooperation between India and the US. "India's economic prosperity depends on access to reliable electricity supply," said Ms Nooyi, who as Chairman of the US-India Business Council (USIBC) was addressing a gathering of the USIBC and CII...

Nooyi inaugurates first USIBC office in India

The Economic Times
NEW DELHI, Sept. 24: Indra K Nooyi, global chairman and chief executive of beverage giant PepsiCo, on Wednesday inaugurated the first permanent office of the US-India Business Council (USIBC) here...

Singur fallout: US biz team cancels Kolkata visit

The Times of India
19 Sep 2008, KOLKATA: In a huge blow to Bengal's overseas image, an influential US-India Business Council (USIBC) delegation has cancelled its two-day visit to Kolkata, starting September 21, because of the Singur controversy...

US-India Business Council aggressively lobbies for N-deal

NDTV
Wednesday, September 17, 2008, (New York): ...[USIBC President Ron] Somers who has been leading such a campaign on behalf of the US industry for the past few years said it is important that American companies have the opportunity to participate in India's nuclear build-out, valued at more than $100 billion, with the potential of creating hundreds of thousands of high-end American jobs, providing a boost to a flagging US economy...