India-US Share a Mature Relationship, Can Survive Differences: Jaitley

India and the United States have a mature relationship and can survive differences, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told NDTV's Shweta Rajpal Kohli at the World Economic Forum in Davos, ahead of US President Obama's visit to India.

India and the United States have a mature relationship and can survive differences, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told NDTV at the World Economic Forum in Davos, ahead of US President Obama's visit to India.

Google boss Eric Schmidt predicted on Thursday that the Internet will soon be so pervasive in every facet of our lives that it will effectively "disappear" into the background.

Britain's Prince Andrew spoke at the Davos annual meeting on Thursday to "reaffirm" official denials of claims he had sex with an underaged girl employed by an American billionaire and convicted sex offender.

A police officer was injured when a small bomb exploded outside the presidential palace in Cairo on Thursday, police sources said.

Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka spoke to NDTV's Dr Prannoy Roy on the sidelines of the annual World Economic Forum meeting being held at Davos. It has been an amazing journey at Infosys, and there's been a lot of positive energy in the company that keeps me going, Mr Sikka said.

US President Barack Obama's visit to India for Republic Day celebrations has created a buzz. NDTV spoke to some of the top CEOs gathered at Davos to attend the annual World Economic Forum meet on what they expect from the event.

NDTV's Prashant R Nair caught up with Qualcomm Incorporated president Derek Aberle on the sidelines of the annual World Economic Forum meet at Davos. Mr Aberle spoke about the telecom sector and its growth potential and how the government should make more and more spectrum available.

Ajay Piramal, Chairman of Piramal Enterprises Limited, spoke to NDTV's Prashant Nair about the mood at Davos this year and how India is in focus. He says that there's a lot of expectation from India and I think it's for us to make it work.

NDTV's Prashant R Nair spoke to one of the first time Davos attendees, Vishwarup Narain, Country Head, TPG India and how India is being talked about at Davos.

NDTV's Prashant Nair spoke to one of the biggest names in international finance, David M. Rubenstein, the co-founder and Co-CEO of the Carlyle Group, which is one of the world's largest private equity firms. He said that though deflation is a risk for Europe, growth represents the biggest threat to the global economy.

Jaitley said he is meeting the existing investors and potential investors, those who are looking at India, those who are looking to expand, while Power Minister Piyush Goyal has been meeting several people concerned with the power sector.

Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian has said the real investment flows should begin picking up from next fiscal year, but it will be a gradual process.

Emphasising that steps are being taken to tackle corruption, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the word corruption has not even been whispered since the new government came to power.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday assured that the government will keep up pace on reforms but said he doesn't want to build expectations in the run up to the Budget.

"This is expected to enhance ease of doing business and improve growth," ICICI Bank's MD and CEO told PTI in an interview.

The government wants to reduce its subsidy bill, estimated at nearly 2 per cent of its gross domestic product, to cut down state expenditure and transfer funds to other sectors, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said at Davos.

'The important thing is low prices $45 to 50 dollars are a temporary phenomenon. It's a very good breathing zone for oil importing countries.'

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley shared the details of his meeting with economy and finance ministers of Switzerland. He spoke with NDTV's Shweta Rajpal Kohli on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Europe has squandered three years of opportunity to carry out badly needed economic reforms, former Bundesbank chief Axel Weber said at a panel in Davos, the ski resort hosting the global elite over four days at the World Economic Forum.