Thursday, November 4, 2010

Obama visit: Outsourcing, visa fee on menu

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_obama-visit-outsourcing-visa-fee-on-menu_1462444

Warning: reading the second to the last paragraph, will make you violently ill, due to the cost(taxpayers) of a clause.


India will be on a mission to persuade Barack Obama to change his anti-outsourcing stand during the US president’s visit to India starting this weekend. The hike in visa fees will, as a consequence, be discussed.

Regional terrorism will also be on the talks table. The Obama administration had increased visa fees for outsourcing-oriented US firms on the plea that they were bringing in thousands of Indians to replace local workers.

The US government’s decision to increase fees by at least $2,000 on certain types of H1B visas mainly used by Indian IT professionals has been an issue of concern for India

The US is not happy with a clause in the nuclear civil liability law that makes suppliers and operators liable for paying up for accidents.

According to Rao, representatives of the department of atomic energy and the nuclear power corporation of India will meet US nuclear energy companies to address their.