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The government's decision to begin so-called conciliation talks with Vodafone is a sensible effort to bring to an end an episode that has bedevilled India's investment climate. It's far from clear, though, if the effort will succeed. The intention ...

The Cabinet has accepted British telecom major Vodafone's request for a conciliation procedure to settle the Rs 14,000 crore ($2 billion) tax case relating to its controversial acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa's Indian mobile business in 2007. The ...

NEW DELHI: The finance ministry could soon approach the Cabinet for permission to reach a negotiated settlement on the epic tax dispute with British telecom major Vodafone after the attorney-general said the final outcome will have to be cleared by ...

(Times of India Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) NEW DELHI: Finland has invoked an alternate dispute resolution provision in its double taxation avoidance agreement with India against the Rs 2,000-crore demand slapped on handset maker Nokia, as it seeks ...

The Finnish government is seeking a negotiated settlement to the Rs 2,000-crore tax dispute between the country's telecom company Nokia and the Indian tax authorities. "The Government of Finland has filed an application with the Indian government to consider ...

Tivo has settled its patent dispute with Motorola Mobility over digital-video recording technology. The settlement averts a trial that was scheduled to start in a week, Bloomberg reports. A Motorola Mobility spokesman confirmed the settlement, but ...

The Union Cabinet has approved the initiation of non-binding conciliation proceedings with Telecom major Vodafone with respect to a long standing dispute over tax claims. This move, coming more than a year after the Supreme Court held that Vodafone ...

The government's decision to opt for a non-binding attempt at conciliation and under Indian law in its tax dispute with telecom multinational Vodafone is understandable, note experts. Vodafone suggested conciliation under international law and the legal provisions are similar; however, refusing to abide by the process if it didn't like the outcome would have been embarrassing in that case. "They (Vodafone) wanted it to be binding. What the government has offered them is a non-binding ...

New Delhi, May 29: The finance ministry seems to be close to a deal to end the tax dispute with British telecom giant Vodafone, officials said after a meeting between Vodafone India's non-executive chairman Analjit Singh and finance minister P.