WASHINGTON: New US Trade Representative Michael Froman said he expected growing trade problems with India to be a major early focus of his tenure, but stopped short of saying the United States should cut off benefits for that country.
"We have a number of concerns about the investment and innovation environment in India," Froman told Reuters in an interview shortly after being sworn into office. "It's something that we're very focused on."
Those concerns include India's use of compulsory licenses to suspend patents on US drugs and localization policies that discriminate against foreign goods.
In recent weeks, members of Congress and business groups have sent a number of letters urging President Barack Obama's administration to take a tougher line, including when US Secretary of State John Kerry is in New Delhi next week for the US-India Strategic Dialogue.
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