Tech wants Kirk to fight India’s buy-local rule

Lawmakers and the tech sector are pushing U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk to back their campaign against an Indian government procurement policy known as “buy India.” Despite previous U.S. pushback, India recently took another step to implement the new policy requiring a certain amount of domestic content in electronic goods procured by its government — and possibly all Indian companies as well. That’s alarmed tech companies and their Capitol Hill allies.