Nov 2007. The magazine Business & Economy, in cover story, profiles Robinder Sachdev as one of twelve most influential Indian Americans in the US
May 2009. During parliamentary elections in India, the Economic Times features Imagindia as leading election campaign management expert in India
Nov 2009. The Wall Street Journal, on first day of PM's state visit to US, quotes Imagindia as India's leading think tank dedicated to promoting the image of India
Dec 2009. Robinder Sachdev inducted on Board of Trustees of Children's Book Trust - India's oldest national children's organization
Feb 2010. Imagindia's suggestions on India-China relations considered to be "most constructive and practical" among a peer discussion of over 70 leading strategic thinkers in India and the US
Japan a hurdle facing India-US nuclear deal?
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:56:12 GMT
PRESSTV
New Delhi will have to first enter into a nuclear cooperation agreement with Tokyo if it wants the India-US nuclear deal to go through, a report says.
US Westinghouse, a subsidiary of Japan's Toshiba Corp., and US General Electric having a strategic partnership with Hitachi to jointly execute nuclear energy projects worldwide, are the companies to engage in India's nuclear business.
But the big hurdle these two US giants are now facing is that they have to convince their Japanese partners and get approval to do business with India.
Analysts say that New Delhi may be forced to first sign a nuclear deal with Tokyo, adding to the multiple policy and regulation hurdles that have already delayed commercial implementation of the India-US pact.
A New Delhi-based independent think tank, ImagIndia Institute, echoed a similar opinion adding it was a 'significant worry' for Westinghouse and GE to do business in India.
ImagIndia president, Robinder Sachdev, said, "In case such required clearances are not forthcoming from Tokyo, the ability of GE and Westinghouse to engage in India's nuclear business may be severely handicapped."
Already, the deal, which could unlock an estimated USD 27 billion nuclear market in India over the next 15 years, has been bogged down by issues like accident liability protection for US firms and fuel reprocessing technology transfer.
There also seems to be little clarity in India on what the actual policy requirements for the nuclear deal are.
