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Data localisation debate, trade top on Mike Pompeo's India visit agenda

Companies like Google, Amazon and Facebook have repeatedly criticised the proposed data protection Bill

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

Subhayan Chakraborty New Delhi
India’s various data legislations, that have been opposed by the Unites States (US) digital majors, and the possibility of a mutual trade pact will be high on US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s agenda when he lands in New Delhi next week. 

The two-day visit, starting Tuesday (June 25), is getting attention from policymakers on both sides, as it will set the ground for the bilateral meet between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump later this month, on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan.

The government on Friday said former commerce minister Suresh Prabhu will be