\"\"BANGALORE: Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman<\/a> today refused to be drawn into the boardroom controversy involving Infosys<\/a>, maintaining that she does not see any conflict of interest in the appointment of Punita Sinha, wife of Union Minister Jayant Sinha, as an independent director.
\n
\n\"... to comment on what is happening in a particular corporate organisation will be unfair from what reports I have seen in the media - that will be rather unfair to comment on whatever I have read in the media,\" she said.
\n
\nShe was speaking to PTI on the sidelines of The Hindu's The Huddle, an interactive event with eminent personalities from different walks of life.
\n
\nSitharaman was specifically asked about Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy flagging the issue of quality of governance at Infosys having \"slipped\" amid reports of uneasy equations between the company founders on the one hand and CEO Vishal Sikka and the board on the other.
\n
\nOn Punita's appointment, which was made almost a year ago and is also reported to be a contentious point in the rift, she said, \"I am not sure I will personally have any objection. I am not sure again (whether) it is a conflict in the context of what is developing at Infosys.\"
\n
\nSitharaman made the point that Punita has been in this field because of her \"capacity and credentials\". \"Well, I think Punita has a career of her own. She has been in this field of activity for a very long time and if she is there, it is because of her capacity and her credentials,\" she said.
\n
On the rising tendency of protectionism by several countries as advocated by US President
Donald Trump<\/a>, Sitharaman said protectionism \"is in India's face\" and the the government is negotiating to be less protectionist.
\n
\n\"Protectionism is in our face and we are negotiating with people to be less protectionist. A majority of the protectionist instruments are not tariffs, but standards,\" she explained.
\n
\nShe further said it is too early for her to comment on Trump's policies, which are yet to be ratified, but the Indian government is keenly watching the development and the Ministry of External Affairs is in touch with the US administration.
\n
\n\"We shall keep continuing the engagement and I would want to remind you that even with the Obama administration, we had engaged through Strategic Commercial Dialogue two years consequently - once in Washington and once here in Delhi... The issues continue. We need to have them resolved, and therefore we shall be continuing the engagement,\" the minister said.\n\n<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":57093042,"title":"HTC 10 evo launched in India, priced at Rs 48,990","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/htc-10-evo-launched-in-india-priced-at-rs-48990\/57093042","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[],"msid":57093304,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"Unfair to comment on Infosys episode: Nirmala Sitharaman","synopsis":"To comment on what is happening in a particular corporate organisation will be unfair from what reports I have seen in the media, she said.","titleseo":"telecomnews\/unfair-to-comment-on-infosys-episode-nirmala-sitharaman","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"PTI","artdate":"2017-02-11 10:40:31","lastupd":"2017-02-11 10:44:50","breadcrumbTags":["Infosys","industry","Donald Trump","Nirmala Sitharaman","Infosys tussle"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/unfair-to-comment-on-infosys-episode-nirmala-sitharaman"}}" data-authors="[" "]" data-category-name="" data-category_id="" data-date="2017-02-11" data-index="article_1">

不公平的评论Infosys集:吧Sitharaman

评论发生在一个特定的企业组织将从什么不公平我看到媒体报道,她说。

  • 更新于2017年2月11日,上午10点坚持
班加罗尔:联盟部长吧Sitharaman今天董事会拒绝卷入争议涉及印孚瑟斯维护,她没有看到任何利益冲突在Punita Sinha的任命,联盟部长Jayant Sinha的妻子作为独立董事。

“…评论发生在一个特定的企业组织将从媒体报道我看到什么不公平——这将是相当不公平的评论无论在媒体上我读过,”她说。

她说PTI印度教的间隙挤作一团,一个交互式事件与来自不同行业的杰出的个性生活。

Sitharaman特别要求是印孚瑟斯创始人N R Narayana默菲萎靡不振的质量的问题,治理印孚瑟斯在“溜”之间的不安方程,有报道称Vishal Sikka一方面公司创始人兼首席执行官和董事会。

Punita的任命,这是据报道大约一年前也是一个争议点的裂痕,她说,“我不确定我个人会有任何异议。我不确定再次(是否)这是一个冲突的环境中发展在印孚瑟斯。”

Sitharaman指出,Punita一直在这个领域,因为她的“能力和凭证”。“好吧,我认为Punita有自己的事业。她已经在这一领域的活动很长一段时间,如果她有,那是因为她的能力和资历,”她说。

不断上升的贸易保护主义倾向的几个国家所倡导的美国总统唐纳德·特朗普Sitharaman表示,保护主义”是在印度的脸”和政府谈判是贸易保护主义。

“保护主义在我们的脸,我们与人谈判降低贸易保护主义。大部分的贸易保护主义工具不是关税,但标准,”她解释说。

她进一步说还为时过早,对特朗普的政策发表评论,还没有批准,但印度政府密切关注发展和对外事务的部门是美国政府。

“我们应当保持持续的接触,我想提醒你,即使奥巴马政府,我们有两年从事通过战略商业对话因此在德里——一次在华盛顿,一次……持续的问题。我们需要他们解决,因此我们应当继续接触,”部长说。
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\"\"BANGALORE: Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman<\/a> today refused to be drawn into the boardroom controversy involving Infosys<\/a>, maintaining that she does not see any conflict of interest in the appointment of Punita Sinha, wife of Union Minister Jayant Sinha, as an independent director.
\n
\n\"... to comment on what is happening in a particular corporate organisation will be unfair from what reports I have seen in the media - that will be rather unfair to comment on whatever I have read in the media,\" she said.
\n
\nShe was speaking to PTI on the sidelines of The Hindu's The Huddle, an interactive event with eminent personalities from different walks of life.
\n
\nSitharaman was specifically asked about Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy flagging the issue of quality of governance at Infosys having \"slipped\" amid reports of uneasy equations between the company founders on the one hand and CEO Vishal Sikka and the board on the other.
\n
\nOn Punita's appointment, which was made almost a year ago and is also reported to be a contentious point in the rift, she said, \"I am not sure I will personally have any objection. I am not sure again (whether) it is a conflict in the context of what is developing at Infosys.\"
\n
\nSitharaman made the point that Punita has been in this field because of her \"capacity and credentials\". \"Well, I think Punita has a career of her own. She has been in this field of activity for a very long time and if she is there, it is because of her capacity and her credentials,\" she said.
\n
On the rising tendency of protectionism by several countries as advocated by US President
Donald Trump<\/a>, Sitharaman said protectionism \"is in India's face\" and the the government is negotiating to be less protectionist.
\n
\n\"Protectionism is in our face and we are negotiating with people to be less protectionist. A majority of the protectionist instruments are not tariffs, but standards,\" she explained.
\n
\nShe further said it is too early for her to comment on Trump's policies, which are yet to be ratified, but the Indian government is keenly watching the development and the Ministry of External Affairs is in touch with the US administration.
\n
\n\"We shall keep continuing the engagement and I would want to remind you that even with the Obama administration, we had engaged through Strategic Commercial Dialogue two years consequently - once in Washington and once here in Delhi... The issues continue. We need to have them resolved, and therefore we shall be continuing the engagement,\" the minister said.\n\n<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":57093042,"title":"HTC 10 evo launched in India, priced at Rs 48,990","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/htc-10-evo-launched-in-india-priced-at-rs-48990\/57093042","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[],"msid":57093304,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"Unfair to comment on Infosys episode: Nirmala Sitharaman","synopsis":"To comment on what is happening in a particular corporate organisation will be unfair from what reports I have seen in the media, she said.","titleseo":"telecomnews\/unfair-to-comment-on-infosys-episode-nirmala-sitharaman","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"PTI","artdate":"2017-02-11 10:40:31","lastupd":"2017-02-11 10:44:50","breadcrumbTags":["Infosys","industry","Donald Trump","Nirmala Sitharaman","Infosys tussle"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/unfair-to-comment-on-infosys-episode-nirmala-sitharaman"}}" data-news_link="//www.iser-br.com/news/unfair-to-comment-on-infosys-episode-nirmala-sitharaman/57093304">