India's states sidestep stalled reform, go it alone to woo investment
August 12, 2015 at 20:30 PM EDT
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, Aug 13 (Reuters) - It took two months of courting, dozens of negotiators and final talks that ran into the early hours, but the western Indian state of Maharashtra secured its prize: a $5 billion investment commitment from iPhone maker Foxconn.