‘Indian businessmen deserve special treatment from Britain’
4 Dec 2012 5:16 AM IST
Industry body CII has said Britain's strict immigration laws are affecting businesses and asked for a special dispensation when it comes to applications from the country.
'The British visa and immigration policy in the last two years has seriously affected small and medium businesses,' CII President Adi Godrej said during a dinner meeting with the visiting London Mayor Boris Johnson here over the weekend. Godrej asked for special treatment to applications from countries like India which contribute towards British economy.
'We feel that there should not be blanket rules and they should look favourably at countries that are contributing towards British economy,' he said. He added that ban on non-EU students to work as they learn has led Indian students to take courses in other countries like the US, Canada and Australia.
'Equally hard hitting has been the immigration policy for students, disallowing non-EU students from working even after completion of their course,' he said. 'With this advantage gone and the increase in the tuition fees, a large number of Indian students have been moving to the US, Australia and Canada,' he added.
Mayor Boris Johnson said that he would request the British government to 'sand paper' or polish its policies for smoother functioning, while Godrej suggested a relook in the upcoming policy announcement in 2013.
Making a hard pitch for investors, Johnson said it is 'preposterous' of the French government to trouble steel giant ArcelorMittal and added that such a thing will never happen in London.
'I do think it is preposterous that the government of France should be signalling that ArcelorMittal, who sponsored that Orbit (at the Olympic Village), should now be not welcome in France,' he said.
GOVT PROBING SOLAR CELL DUMPING INTO INDIA
The government has initiated a probe into alleged dumping of solar cells by Malaysia, China, Chinese Taipei and the US following complaints by domestic players. The Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD) under the Commerce Ministry has begun an investigation as it 'finds sufficient prima facie evidence of dumping' of the cell, originating in or exported from these countries, the ministry said in a notification.
'...(the DGAD would) determine the existence, degree and effect of any alleged dumping and to recommend the amount of anti-dumping duty, which if levied, would be adequate to remove the injury to the domestic industry,' it said. The Solar Manufacturers Association has filed the application for investigation on behalf of Indosolar Ltd), Jupiter Solar Power and Websol Energy Systems Ltd.
The period of investigation is from January to December 2011. However, for the purpose of analysing injury, the data of previous three years of 2008-2009, 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 would also be considered, it added. The action is against solar cells imported from these countries 'whether or not assembled partially or fully in modules or panels'.Further, it said the applicant has requested for retrospective imposition of duty as the injury is claimed to be caused to the domestic industry by massive dumping of the cells in relatively short time.
'The British visa and immigration policy in the last two years has seriously affected small and medium businesses,' CII President Adi Godrej said during a dinner meeting with the visiting London Mayor Boris Johnson here over the weekend. Godrej asked for special treatment to applications from countries like India which contribute towards British economy.
'We feel that there should not be blanket rules and they should look favourably at countries that are contributing towards British economy,' he said. He added that ban on non-EU students to work as they learn has led Indian students to take courses in other countries like the US, Canada and Australia.
'Equally hard hitting has been the immigration policy for students, disallowing non-EU students from working even after completion of their course,' he said. 'With this advantage gone and the increase in the tuition fees, a large number of Indian students have been moving to the US, Australia and Canada,' he added.
Mayor Boris Johnson said that he would request the British government to 'sand paper' or polish its policies for smoother functioning, while Godrej suggested a relook in the upcoming policy announcement in 2013.
Making a hard pitch for investors, Johnson said it is 'preposterous' of the French government to trouble steel giant ArcelorMittal and added that such a thing will never happen in London.
'I do think it is preposterous that the government of France should be signalling that ArcelorMittal, who sponsored that Orbit (at the Olympic Village), should now be not welcome in France,' he said.
GOVT PROBING SOLAR CELL DUMPING INTO INDIA
The government has initiated a probe into alleged dumping of solar cells by Malaysia, China, Chinese Taipei and the US following complaints by domestic players. The Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD) under the Commerce Ministry has begun an investigation as it 'finds sufficient prima facie evidence of dumping' of the cell, originating in or exported from these countries, the ministry said in a notification.
'...(the DGAD would) determine the existence, degree and effect of any alleged dumping and to recommend the amount of anti-dumping duty, which if levied, would be adequate to remove the injury to the domestic industry,' it said. The Solar Manufacturers Association has filed the application for investigation on behalf of Indosolar Ltd), Jupiter Solar Power and Websol Energy Systems Ltd.
The period of investigation is from January to December 2011. However, for the purpose of analysing injury, the data of previous three years of 2008-2009, 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 would also be considered, it added. The action is against solar cells imported from these countries 'whether or not assembled partially or fully in modules or panels'.Further, it said the applicant has requested for retrospective imposition of duty as the injury is claimed to be caused to the domestic industry by massive dumping of the cells in relatively short time.
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