India-U.S. Summit To Discuss Terror Attack, Trade and Development

Previewing the visit with Indian media on the eve of the summit Indian ambassador to the US, Nirupama Rao said India had sought to address US corporate concerns in an "open and candid manner" and hoped US would understand India's development challenges.
On its part, India would certainly take up Indian IT industry's concerns over the Senate version of the US immigration bill that could lead to Indian companies such as Infosys, Wipro and TCS paying steep visa fees as penalty that could render them uncompetitive.
India had already discussed the matter "in a very candid and forthright manner" with the administration and on the Capitol Hill and "I believe our concerns are understood," Rao said pointing out that the law was "still a work in progress" and its final outcome was difficult to predict.
Asserting that the landmark India-US civil nuclear deal was "certainly not in cold storage" she said Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited and US-based supplier Westinghouse were in "active talks" and "very near finishing" their negotiations.
"We believe or hope there will be good outcome," Rao said indicating the likelihood of the two companies signing a "Pre Early Works Agreement" on setting up a nuclear plant at Chayya-Mithivirdi in Gujarat.
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