11-07-2010, 07:10 AM
Two interesting articles from M.R.Venkatesh:
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It seems entry of US retail companies into India is already decided. May be MEA officials are already becoming 'fixers' for Indian political side.
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Quote:the Indian Ambassador to the US, Ms Meera Shankar and Mr. Vinay Kwatra (an officer in our embassy) reportedly made a (secret?) visit to the Wal-Mart Headquarters, Bentonville, Arkansas on 23 July 2010. One is not certain whether service rules permit such visits, especially when the company in question is at the centre of a policy conundrum back home in India.
It seems entry of US retail companies into India is already decided. May be MEA officials are already becoming 'fixers' for Indian political side.