Tag Archives: Anand Sharma

Industry ministry opposes allowing brownfield investment through auto route

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

NEW DELHI: The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion has raised serious doubts on the suitability of India’s competition authority to oversee acquisition of local firms by multinational drug companies. In a note of dissent addressed to the High Level … Continue reading →

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Sharma writes to PM on pharma M&A concerns

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

Minister seeks ‘procedural filter’ on investments by foreign companies in Indian pharmaceutical firms Asit Ranjan Mishra The Livemint, 21 September 2011 India’s commerce and industry ministry is getting serious with its effort to have all foreign investment in Indian pharmaceutical … Continue reading →

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India, EU free trade pact to be concluded this year: Sharma (Chief negotiator-India)

Posted on February 1, 2011 by

India today exuded confidence that negotiations for the proposed comprehensive market opening pact with the 27-nation European Union will conclude in 2011. “We will definitely complete the talks this year,” India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said here. The … Continue reading →

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Press: EU-India FTA by March 2011

Posted on January 5, 2011 by

Source: Hindustan Times, 10.12.2010, by Varghese K George “Union commerce minister Anand Sharma and his EU counterpart will present a status report on the ongoing negotiations. The delay in concluding the negotiations – the FTA was to be signed during … Continue reading →

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Anand Sharma and Karel De Gucht: Partners in trade, partners for growth

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

Source: Business Standard, 13.12.2010, commentary by Anand Sharma and Karel De Gucht “Some people have suggested that our trade deal would endanger India’s role as pharmacy to the world. Nothing could be further from the truth. We agree that nothing … Continue reading →

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Press: India not to compromise pharma interest in EU pact: Khullar

Posted on December 9, 2010 by

Source: livemint.com, 08.12.2010 – Indian pharma industry follows the multilateral WTO rules on patents New Delhi: Assuring the $22 billion generic pharmaceutical industry, the government on Wednesday said India will not compromise its interest while negotiating the free trade and … Continue reading →

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Press: Negotiations on free trade with EU likely to conclude by March: Anand Sharma

Posted on December 9, 2010 by

Source: The Hindu, 08.12.2010 – India and 27-nation bloc European Union are likely to conclude a comprehensive market opening trade pact by March 2011, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma, who is leaving for Brussels on Tuesday, said. “The next … Continue reading →

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Press: Tying the Indo-US trade knot

Posted on November 25, 2010 by

Source: Business Standard, 25.11.2010, article by T S Vishwanath A trade agreement between the two nations would have to factor in US’ concerns about IPRs and India’s anxiety about market access New Delhi – Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma … Continue reading →

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