NEW DELHI / AP India’s top diplomat will visit Washington this week for talks with the new US administration, an Indian foreign ministry official said on Sunday. Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar is expected to discuss with American officials India’s concerns over proposed US legislation that could make it harder for companies to replace American workers with those from India and …

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  It’s nearly a decade since Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group Plc was bailed out. Today, the lender is still owned by taxpayers, shunned by shareholders and ruled by regulators. The management team has little else it can really do but keep shrinking and hope the bank can eventually buck a nine-year run of losses. These are noble objectives, …