US ambassador to India Timothy Roemer has brushed aside the controversy over Ohio banning outsourcing of IT related work and said that it will not have any bearing on Indo-US business ties. Roemer made the statement after a meeting with home minister P Chidambaram today morning.
The ambassador met the home minister to discuss issues pertaining to the visit of US President Barack Obama in November this year.
"The White house is very excited about President Obama's visit. We did discuss security and other issues in the run up to the visit" he added.
On the outsourcing ban in the American state of Ohio, Roemer said, "Similar action was taken in 2005. Infosys and others have said this will not impact India-US business ties. We in the US are talking of cooperation in job creation, trade, terrorism etc. That's the real progress and not acts by individuals".
Last month, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland of Democratic Party banned outsourcing arguing that this undermines economic development and has unacceptable business consequences for his state.
The move follows a controversial legislation that increased H-1B and L1 visa fees, hitting India's over $50 billion IT industry.
Source http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/outsourcing-ban-wont-hurt-ties-us-envoy-51062?trendingnow
The ambassador met the home minister to discuss issues pertaining to the visit of US President Barack Obama in November this year.
"The White house is very excited about President Obama's visit. We did discuss security and other issues in the run up to the visit" he added.
On the outsourcing ban in the American state of Ohio, Roemer said, "Similar action was taken in 2005. Infosys and others have said this will not impact India-US business ties. We in the US are talking of cooperation in job creation, trade, terrorism etc. That's the real progress and not acts by individuals".
Last month, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland of Democratic Party banned outsourcing arguing that this undermines economic development and has unacceptable business consequences for his state.
The move follows a controversial legislation that increased H-1B and L1 visa fees, hitting India's over $50 billion IT industry.
Source http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/outsourcing-ban-wont-hurt-ties-us-envoy-51062?trendingnow
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