contact the editors at indiarealtime@wsj.com.Check out the main contributors to the blog and their bios here. An error has occured and your email has not been sent. Please try again. You must enter the verification code below to send. Invalid entry: Please type the verification code again.[标签:标题]
We sent an email to: Please click on the link inside the email to complete your registrationThis service is temporary unavailable due to system maintenance. Please try again later.The username entered is already associated withanother account. Please enter a different usernameThe email address you have entered is already in use.Please re-enter the email address.Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesMembers of the Bharatiya Janata Party protested Foreign Direct Investment in retail in Amritsar, Nov. 28, 2011.India’s opposition Bharatiya Janata Party is sticking by its allegations that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ’s routine disclosure of lobbying activities in the U.S.  is tantamount to bribery. Wal-Mart s lobbying was not aimed at opening stores in the U.S., rather it was aimed at gaining access to the Indian market, said BJP spokesman Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.The Bentonville, Ark,toms shoes sale., retailer recently disclosed it spent $25 million on lobbying U,toms shoes reviews.S. lawmakers over the past four years, including issues related to enhanced market access for investment in India. Wal-Mart again on Wednesday denied wrongdoing, reiterating that this was not a bribe but only a standard detailing of lobbying activity, which is legal in the U.S.“The allegation that a routine U.S. lobbying disclosure form reflects improper conduct on our part in India, is false. This disclosure has nothing to do with political or governmental contacts with India government officials, the company said in a statement. It shows that our business interest in India was discussed with U.S. government officials along with 50 or more other topics during a three-month period.”The U.S. retail giant pointed out that such quarterly disclosures are mandatory under U.S,toms shoes sale. law for all organizations that spend more than $11,500 annually on lobbying activities and employ at least one lobbyist. This is not unique to Wal-Mart, the statement said, adding that lobbyists and companies filed thousands of forms of disclosures in the third quarter of 2012.The statement also cited a report by Washington D.C. publication, Roll Call, that said 143 organizations reported expenses of more than $1 million in the first quarter of 2012.Sanjay Kumar, a political analyst with the Center for Study of Developing Societies, said the BJP’s attempt to equate lobbying with bribery was ill-informed. Despite Wal-Mart s attempts to put the record straight, the Indian government Wednesday approved an inquiry into media reports on the lobbying activities.Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath told lawmakers in the lower house of Parliament that a retired judge will be appointed to hold an inquiry into the issue.The inquiry is being widely viewed as an attempt by the government to mollify opposition parties th Related articles:

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