2007年VOA标准英语-US Asks Indiato Do More to Protect Intellectual

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By Steve Herman
New Delhi
13 February 2007

U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez has told Indian business leaders that their country's economy will not be able to achieve its full potential unless more is done to protect data and intellectual property. VOA's Steve Herman reports from New Delhi.

 
Carlos Gutierrez
On his first visit to India as commerce secretary, Carlos Gutierrez called on government leaders in New Delhi to do more to protect patents, other intellectual property and data.

"You have started down that path," he said. "Please do not stop because there is great prosperity down the path of data protection."

Addressing a joint¹ event of the Federation² of the Indian Chambers⁴ of Commerce and Industry and the American Chamber³ of Commerce in India, Gutierrez lamented⁵ that nearly three quarters of American software in India is pirated.

The U.S. commerce secretary, on a two-day visit, also called for more action to reduce protectionist barriers to allow overseas financial, telecommunications and retail⁶ businesses to enter the booming Indian market.

 
Kamal Nath

India's commerce and industry minister, Kamal Nath, also spoke⁷ at the event. He said the United States and India, as two democracies, have gone beyond a mere⁸ trading relationship and are doing business as friends.

But he issued no public pledge to address the concerns raised by Gutierrez.

The United States is India's largest trading partner. India sends $20 billion worth of goods and services annually⁹ to the United States. U.S. exports total $9 billion a year to India.

The trade relationship is forecast to expand with India's economy surging by nearly 10 percent annually and with closer collaboration¹⁰ recently between the two countries in several arenas¹¹, including education, defense¹² and nuclear energy.