President Donald Trump isn't the only one who wrapped up a Middle East tour in recent days. A private jet carrying Nvidia's CEO trailed Air Force One across the region. Oil executives and bankers followed, too, as American executives dropped everything cancelling longstanding obligations and zooming into board meetings back home to cozy up to Trump and bolster the image he tried to sell on his first major foreign trip. With Trump back in the White House, a jaunt with the president or a stop in the Oval Office is now as routine for America's business leaders as a speech to an industry conference. Corporate titans are spending more time than ever working to curry favour with the administration as part of their effort to score relief from regulations and tariffs from the transactional president. He, in turn, is happy to use them as supporting cast members as he tries to project the economy as booming at a time when growth is slowing. But putting in time with the US president has no
India is winning on every single front and the world needs to learn from this, an eminent Pakistani American businessman has said while lamenting that the political and economic situation back home was "sad and dire". Sajid Tarar, a pro-Donald Trump Republican Party leader, also said the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US later this month is going to be a landmark one. Modi is visiting the US from June 21-24 at the invitation of President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. It will be a landmark visit of Modi to the US. And imagine the foreign policy of India, that they (the United States) are offering it NATO Plus membership. India is not interested in it because they want to enjoy its relationship with Russia," he said on Tuesday. Tarar was referring to the recent resolution passed by the Select China Committee of the House of Representatives which has recommended that India be included in NATO Plus membership. "At the same time, they already have BRICS (Brazil, ..
Eric Garcetti's confirmation as the US ambassador to India will help achieve critical goals in economic resilience at a time when both countries are working to build their Quad partnership and high-trust ecosystem underpinned by shared democratic values, according to US business leaders. US senators voted 52 to 42 on Wednesday to confirm the former Los Angeles mayor to the post after an unprecedented delay of more than two years. "Eric has a deep understanding and affection towards India and the Indian people, and I have no doubt he will hit the ground running when he lands in Delhi. Eric brings the humility of a great leader who is constantly looking to improve and make a difference. He is also a big-picture guy, said Mukesh Aghi, president of US India Strategic and Partnership Forum. Having led Los Angeles, one of the most vibrant cities in the world, Garcetti understands that working with all stakeholders will be essential in moving forward the most significant relationship of th
A survey being released Monday by the National Association for Business Economics found that its panel expects the economy to expand 6.5 per cent this year
Business leaders, along with a number of other Americans, are increasingly worried that delays in the typical transition planning will exacerbate the pandemic and slow plans to roll out vaccines.
To exporting products without a license to Pak atomic agencies in violation of US federal laws