AID grant agreement no. 386-0515-G-00-3210-00 to the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) in support of its proposal, entitled `Export management system and foreign direct investment in India"

The first study will be conducted in India and will focus on the export management system, including import-export finance, import policy, and tariff regime. The second will be conducted in the United States and will focus on the locational choices of multinational enterprises (MNEs) and the policy adjustment required to make India a desired location; the first part of the study will focus on U.S. MNEs and the second on competing countries such as Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. A roundtable meeting will synthesize the conclusions of the two studies and make recommendations for developing Indo-U.S. trade investment relations. These recommendations will be discussed at a workshop attended by government officials, representatives of financial institutions, industry associations, and academia, as well as a representative of U.S. MNEs.