WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI: The Indian govt turns out to have significantly cut down its lobbying among the USA lawmakers as the cost made to its registered lobby firm has dipped to the bottom in more than seven years.
On the other hand, several US-based entities together with corporates like Boeing as also some trade groupings - corresponding to Alliance for Fair Trade with India (AFTI) and Chamber of Commerce of the USA - have stepped up their lobbying with the American lawmakers on India-related issues, as consistent with their latest lobby disclosure studies.
While AFTI lobbied on "issues relating to difficulties the US businesses are having doing business in India", the "specific lobbying issues" for Boeing come with broader topics like "US-India relations" and "India trade issues".
The 'lobbying issues' lined via the USA Chamber of Commerce integrated "promotion of US-India defence technology and partnership encouraging US and India to take actions that are necessary to enhance defence relations", as also "nomination of Kenneth Ian Juster to be Ambassador to India".
Other lobbying issues for this trade frame come with bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India, IP- linked issues, as also economic and business members of the family between the 2 international locations.
According to the most recent lobbying disclosure file filed via BGR Government Affairs, which lobbies in the USA on behalf of India, it was once paid less than $5,000 (about Rs 3.25 lakh) as "income relating to lobbying activities" for the quarter ended September 30.
This integrated "all payments to the registrant (BGR) by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client (Republic of India)," as consistent with the disclosure file dated October 20 filed with the USA Senate and the USA House of Representatives.
This is the bottom lobbying 'income' gained via the firm from the Indian govt since April-June duration of 2010, the last quarter when the figure was once underneath $5,000.
As consistent with the most recent disclosure, BGR Government Affairs lobbied on behalf of the Indian govt on issues on the subject of "bilateral US-India relations" during the last quarter at the USA Senate, the USA House of Representatives, Department of Commerce, Department of State and the USA Trade Representative.
All lobbyist companies wish to get registered in the USA for enterprise any lobbying activities and report quarterly disclosures together with in regards to the bills gained, specific issues for lobbying and the businesses approached via it.
While BGR has been lobbying is the USA on behalf of the Indian govt for several years, its income on this regard noticed a significant fall in the 3rd quarter from $120,000 in the previous quarter. This quarterly figure was once USD 180,000 for each quarter before that since October-December 2010.
Before that, the Indian govt had paid $60,000 to BGR in the 3rd quarter of 2010 and no more than $5,000 in the second quarter of that year, in line with the disclosure studies filed over time.
The latest disclosure file did not cite any explanation why for the decline in the quarterly cost.
The easiest quarterly quantity to this point has been recorded in fourth quarter of 2009 when BGR was once paid $200,000.
While the "specific lobbying issue" disclosed via BGR for Indian govt has been "bilateral US-India relations" for many quarters now, it extensively utilized to lobby on "issues related to the civil nuclear agreement" till 2009.
BGR started lobbying in the USA on behalf of India in past due 2005. In its registration disclosure filed in October 2005, BGR had mentioned it has been mandated to "provide guidance and counsel with regard to issues impacting bilateral relations between the United States and the Republic of India".
Subsequently, in its year-end file for 2005, when BGR was once paid a complete quantity of $240,000, the lobbyist disclosed that it "provided guidance and counsel with regard to issues impacting bilateral relations between the US and the Republic of India, including a potential civil nuclear agreement".
Issues on the subject of bilateral courting and civil nuclear agreement persisted to be listed among "specific lobbying issues" in the studies for the years 2006-2009, after which the disclosed lobbying house has been restricted to 'bilateral US-India courting'.
Since 2005-end, BGR has been paid a complete quantity of about $8 million (about Rs 50 crore at present alternate rate).
As consistent with its site, BGR Group provides "an integrated suite of bipartisan lobbying, strategic communications and business solutions that help meet your challenges in a risky, ever- shifting and interconnected world."
It further says that "BGR's professionals can help you meet your lobbying, public relations and business goals in Washington, in state capitals and around the world".
Founded in 1991, the crowd further claims that "no firm better understands the architecture of Washington than BGR" and it may give its shoppers "the hard data, insight and connections you need to meet your goals".
On the other hand, several US-based entities together with corporates like Boeing as also some trade groupings - corresponding to Alliance for Fair Trade with India (AFTI) and Chamber of Commerce of the USA - have stepped up their lobbying with the American lawmakers on India-related issues, as consistent with their latest lobby disclosure studies.
While AFTI lobbied on "issues relating to difficulties the US businesses are having doing business in India", the "specific lobbying issues" for Boeing come with broader topics like "US-India relations" and "India trade issues".
The 'lobbying issues' lined via the USA Chamber of Commerce integrated "promotion of US-India defence technology and partnership encouraging US and India to take actions that are necessary to enhance defence relations", as also "nomination of Kenneth Ian Juster to be Ambassador to India".
Other lobbying issues for this trade frame come with bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India, IP- linked issues, as also economic and business members of the family between the 2 international locations.
According to the most recent lobbying disclosure file filed via BGR Government Affairs, which lobbies in the USA on behalf of India, it was once paid less than $5,000 (about Rs 3.25 lakh) as "income relating to lobbying activities" for the quarter ended September 30.
This integrated "all payments to the registrant (BGR) by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client (Republic of India)," as consistent with the disclosure file dated October 20 filed with the USA Senate and the USA House of Representatives.
This is the bottom lobbying 'income' gained via the firm from the Indian govt since April-June duration of 2010, the last quarter when the figure was once underneath $5,000.
As consistent with the most recent disclosure, BGR Government Affairs lobbied on behalf of the Indian govt on issues on the subject of "bilateral US-India relations" during the last quarter at the USA Senate, the USA House of Representatives, Department of Commerce, Department of State and the USA Trade Representative.
All lobbyist companies wish to get registered in the USA for enterprise any lobbying activities and report quarterly disclosures together with in regards to the bills gained, specific issues for lobbying and the businesses approached via it.
While BGR has been lobbying is the USA on behalf of the Indian govt for several years, its income on this regard noticed a significant fall in the 3rd quarter from $120,000 in the previous quarter. This quarterly figure was once USD 180,000 for each quarter before that since October-December 2010.
Before that, the Indian govt had paid $60,000 to BGR in the 3rd quarter of 2010 and no more than $5,000 in the second quarter of that year, in line with the disclosure studies filed over time.
The latest disclosure file did not cite any explanation why for the decline in the quarterly cost.
The easiest quarterly quantity to this point has been recorded in fourth quarter of 2009 when BGR was once paid $200,000.
While the "specific lobbying issue" disclosed via BGR for Indian govt has been "bilateral US-India relations" for many quarters now, it extensively utilized to lobby on "issues related to the civil nuclear agreement" till 2009.
BGR started lobbying in the USA on behalf of India in past due 2005. In its registration disclosure filed in October 2005, BGR had mentioned it has been mandated to "provide guidance and counsel with regard to issues impacting bilateral relations between the United States and the Republic of India".
Subsequently, in its year-end file for 2005, when BGR was once paid a complete quantity of $240,000, the lobbyist disclosed that it "provided guidance and counsel with regard to issues impacting bilateral relations between the US and the Republic of India, including a potential civil nuclear agreement".
Issues on the subject of bilateral courting and civil nuclear agreement persisted to be listed among "specific lobbying issues" in the studies for the years 2006-2009, after which the disclosed lobbying house has been restricted to 'bilateral US-India courting'.
Since 2005-end, BGR has been paid a complete quantity of about $8 million (about Rs 50 crore at present alternate rate).
As consistent with its site, BGR Group provides "an integrated suite of bipartisan lobbying, strategic communications and business solutions that help meet your challenges in a risky, ever- shifting and interconnected world."
It further says that "BGR's professionals can help you meet your lobbying, public relations and business goals in Washington, in state capitals and around the world".
Founded in 1991, the crowd further claims that "no firm better understands the architecture of Washington than BGR" and it may give its shoppers "the hard data, insight and connections you need to meet your goals".
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