Chamber's New President Chamber's New Vice-President
|
|
|
|
|
Mr. K.M. Mammen, Chairman & Managing Director of MRF Limited, India's largest tyre manufacturing company, has been elected President of Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce for the year 2005 - 06. Mr. Mammen has extensive business links with Australia. He is also a widely respected patron of sports which is reflected in the success of MRF Pace Foundation. |
Mr. T.T. Srinivasaraghavan, Managing Director of Sundaram Finance Ltd, has been elected Vice-President of the Chamber for the year 2005 - 06. Mr. Srinivasaraghavan has played an important role in the growth of the financial services industry in India. Sundaram Business Services, a division of Sundaram Finance Ltd, has secured an outsourcing contract with Total Super Pty. Ltd, a Brisbane based superannuation specialist company. |
|
|
|
||
************************************
Mr. M. Ganapathy, Consul General of India in Sydney, addresses members of the Chamber
Mr. M. Ganapathy, Consul General of India in Sydney delivering his
message. Also seen are Mr. P. Gopalakrishna, Secretary of the Chamber,
Mr. C. Sarat Chandran, Director of the Chamber and Mr. P.S. Raghavan,
Executive Director, Sundaram Business Services, Chennai.
An interactive meeting was organized by the Chamber with Mr. M. Ganapathi, Consul General of India in Sydney, on 28th December 2005 at Hotel Connemara, Chennai.
Mr. C. Sarat Chandran, Director of Chamber welcomed the audience.
Mr. Ganapathi, in his address on ‘Why Australia Gives Importance to Indian Business’, pointed out the necessity for establishing a stronger and investment friendly atmosphere between the two nations that share same democratic ideals and also free market economy. He cautioned that Indian exporters to Australia needed to be quality conscious as inferior quality products turned out to be bargaining factor for the importers.
The concluding remarks were made by Mr. P. Gopalakrishna, Secretary of the Chamber.
************************************
Workshop on Australian Visa Procedures and Business Opportunities
(2nd December, 2005 at Hotel Residency Towers, Chennai)
Mr. Scott Bejerregaard, Second Secretary, Australian High Commission,
New Delhi, addressing the audience. Also seen are Mr. C. Sarat
Chandran, Director of the Chamber and Mr. P. Gopalakrishna, Secretary
of the Chamber.
The Chamber in association with Australian High Commission, New Delhi, organized an interesting interactive Workshop on ‘Australian Visa Procedures and Business Opportunities’.
Mr. C. Sarat Chandran, Director of the Chamber welcomed the gathering.
Mr. Scott Bejerregaard, Second Secretary, Australian High Commission, New Delhi made a presentation on ‘Australian Visa Procedures’.
Mr. Ashok Kr. Anchalia, Senior Advisor, Surana & Surana International Attorneys, Chennai, in his presentation, gave an overview of the legal and commercial procedures for setting up a company in Australia.
Gitesh Agarwal, Business Development Manager, AUSTRADE, Chennai, in his presentation on ‘Doing Business from Australia’ cited the assistance being provided by AUSTRADE to various business sectors.
Mr. Aveek Mukherjee, Chief Technologist, ANZIT, Bangalore, in his presentation on ‘Offshoring of Australian Banking Services’, explained the significance of Offshoring, stages of Offshoring Maturity and highlighted the achievements and success story of ANZIT.
Mr. Declan Murphy, Chief Operating Officer, Repcol India Ltd, Bangalore, in his presentation, gave an overview of the business strategy of Repcol in the field of BPO services and shared the experience and achievements of his company.
Mr. C. Sarat Chandran, Director of the Chamber, in his presentation on ‘Doing Business in Australia’ explained the various entry strategies facilitating Indo-Australian business and the formalities of a good business presentation.
The concluding remarks were made by Mr. P. Gopalakrishna, Secretary of the Chamber.
************************************
Indo Australian Trade Relations: Changing Profiles and New Equations
Mr. C. Sarat Chandran, Director of the Chamber; Mr. T.C. Venkat
Subramanian, CMD, EXIM Bank; Mr. T.T. Srinivasaraghavan, Vice
President of the Chamber; and Mr. T.J. Rao, Hon. Consul General of
India in Melbourne (L - R)
The Chamber as part of its mission to increase the awareness on Indo Australian trade, organized a lecture by Mr. T.J. Rao, Honorary Consul General of India in Melbourne, and Mr. T.C. Venkat Subramanian, Chairman and Managing Director of the Export-Import Bank of India‘, on 28th November 2005. The theme of the prodramme was 'Indo Australian Trade Relations: Changing Profiles and New Equations".
Mr. T.T. Srinivasaraghavan, Vice president of the Chamber, in his welcome address observed that EXIM Bank is a unique institution with an impeccable work, a clearly laid out set of objectives and a vision that is as refreshing in its central focus ads it is wide ranging in its scope.
Mr. Venkat Subramanian in his address gave a detailed overview of the trade between India and Australia and the flow of investments between the two countries. He observed that while trade is significantly in Australia's favour there is more investment by Indian companies in Australia than in the reverse direction.
Mr. T.J. Rao addressed and talked on the various aspects to exploit the vast potential to improve its exports to Australia and also offered some specific information on the opportunities that exists for Indian firms in different sectors in Australia.
The concluding remarks were made by Mr. C. Sarat Chandran, Director of the Chamber.
************************************
Premier Gallop's winning moves
Mr. K.M. Mammen (extreme left), President of the Chamber, interacting
with Hon. Dr. Geoff Gallop, Premier of Western Australia. Mr. John
Langoulant, CEO, Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Western Australia,
looks on.
In a well attended meeting, organized by the Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce in association with Western Australia Trade Office in India (WATO), on 10th October 2005 at Hotel Taj Coromandel, Chennai, Dr. Geoff Gallop, Premier of Western Australia spelled out the areas where India and Western Australia could add value to each other. Hon. Dr. Gallop, a Rhodes Scholar with impressive academic credientials, was leading a high profile business delegation to India. The delegation, which included, Mr. John Langoulant, Chief Executive Officer of the widely respected Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Western Australia (CCIWA); Mr. Reg Howard-Smith, Director of Chambers of Mines and Prof. John Wood, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Edith Cowans University.
Mr. John Langoulant, in his speech, paid compliments to the Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce, which he said is emerging as a major platform for bilateral trade relation.
Mr. K.M. Mammen, President of the Chamber, in his welcome address, stated that geography and recent history in trade relations have brought Western Australia closer to India than any other Australian State and these equations will develop further in the years to come. Ms. Sonia Grinceri, Regional Director, Western Australia Trade Office-India, proposed a vote of thanks.
************************************
South Australia Opens its Innings in India
|
|
|
|
A Reception in honour of Hon. Mr. Mike Rann was organised on 29th September, 2005 at Chennai. On the occassion of which an MoU was signed between South Australia's high profile trade body Business SA and the Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce. Premier Rann's address to the invited gathering was strongly focused on the areas of co-operation between South Australia and India and Tamil Nadu, in particular - water technology, automobiles, film production, education and sports.
************************************
"Something Major is happening in India" - H.E. Mr. John McCarthy, Australian High Commissioner
H.E. Mr. John McCarthy
(left), High Commissioner of Australia, greeting Mr. K.M. Mammen, the
newly elected President of the Chamber. Also seen Mr. C. Sarat
Chandran (right), Director, and Mr. P. Gopalakrishna, Secretary of the
Chamber.
The Sixteenth Annual Day of the Chamber was held on September 02, 2005 at Hotel Taj Coromandel, Chennai. H.E. Mr. John McCarthy, High Commissioner of Australia, was the Chief Guest of the programme. In his address, Mr. McCarthy said that "an investment of over $1 billion in either direction is already approved or is in the pipeline".
Mr. K.M. Mammen, Chairman & Managing Director of MRF Limited, who has been elected as the new president of the Chamber, in his concluding remarks, said that "the potential for trade between the two countries is far greater than its performance".
Mr. N.C. Sarabeswaran, the outgoing President, welcomed the guests and Mr. C. Sarat Chandran, Director of the Chamber, highlighted the Chamber's activities.
************************************
Strategies for Successful Exports of Home Textiles
Ms. Banita Leong, Internationaly known Designer, making her
presentation. Seated (R to L); Mr. Sampath Kasirajan, Marketing
Director, Vision Tranzbiz, Brisbane; Mr. C. Sarat Chandran, Director,
and Mr. P. Gopalakrishna, Secretary of the Chamber.
The Chamber organised a Workshop focusing on the export of home textiles on June 28, 2005 in association with National Institute of Fashion Technology.
The lead presentation at the Workshop was by Australia's internationally known Designer, Ms. Banita Leong. Banita has been visiting India frequently and has helped a number of Indian exporters to find buyers in Australia. With her extensive knowledge of Indian products and marketing approach, she concentrated on a range of soft skills required to succeed in the international markets.
Mr. Sampath Kasirajan, Marketing Director of Vision Tranzbiz, Brisbane, made two presentations. The first presentation was on "Competing with China" and the second presentation outlined a Business Model for export of home textiles.
After their presentations, Banita and Sampath met the participants in one-to-one meetings.
Earlier, Mr. C. Sarat Chandran, Director of the Chamber, in his welcome address, mentioned that Australia is one of the great untapped markets for Indian textile industry, and the Chamber is working closely with the major Chains to help Indian exporters.
Mr. P. Gopalakrishna, Secretary of the Chamber, proposed a vote of thanks.
************************************
Hon. Mr. Alexander Downer, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia, address the Chamber
Hon. Mr. Alexander Downer, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia,
addressing the members.
Addressing a packed house at a meeting organised by the Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce on June 7, 2005 and attended by several leading members of the Corporate community in Chennai, Hon. Mr. Alexander Downer, the high profile Foreign Affairs Minister of Australia, observed that India and Australia were now working on a framework Agreement to broaden the bilateral trade and investments.
H.E. Mr. John McCarthy, Australian High Commissioner in India, said that India is experiencing a renaissance and the surge of optimism, he notices, is unmistakable and seems to be getting infectious.
Earlier, Mr. N.C. Sarabeswaran, President of the Chamber, in his welcome address, presented an overview of the Chamber's activities and Mr. C. Sarat Chandran, Director of the Chamber made the concluding remarks.
************************************
Joint Business Council Meet
|
|
|
The fifteenth India-Australia Joint Business Council Meeting in Sydney on 18 and in Melbourne on 19 May 2005 proved to be a high profile event with spotlight on the growing business opportunities between the two countries that are waiting to be tapped. Present on the occasion were a host of political and business leaders, Hon'ble Mr. Kamal Nath, India's Minister for Commerce and Industry; Hon. Mr. Mark Vaile, Australia's Minister for Trade; Hon. Ms. Helen Coonan, Australia's Minister for Communication, Information Technology and the Arts; H.E. Mr. John McCarthy, Australian High Commissioner in India; H.E. Mr. Prabhat Shukla, India's High Commissioner in Australia; Mr. Omkar S. Kanwar, President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), New Delhi, and Mr. Neville J. Roach, Chairman of Australia-India Business Council and several others.
More than 100 Australian companies participated in the event. The Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce with a 10-member delegation took part in the Meet and the Chamber was widely praised for its contribution to the development of Indo-Australian business relations.
************************************
Special Trade Envoy of Govt. of Victoria in India
Mr. Darren Gribble has been appointed as Victoria's Special Trade Envoy for India. Mr. Gribble was Australia's High Commissioner in India from 1994 to 1997 and is currently a member of the Board of Australia-India Council. Mr.Gribble is an old India hand with extensive knowledge of Indian industry and trade, and is also a Consultant to Confederation of Indian Industry.
************************************
Chamber signs MoU with Australian Industry Group
The Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the high profile Australian Industry Group, based in Melbourne. The Australian Industry Group represents over 10,000 member companies Australia-wide and provides representation, advice, and cost effective assistance, in all facets of operating a business.
The coming together of these two well-established trade bodies in India and Australia should help their respective members access to a wide range of market related information and business contacts.
************************************
Workshop on Packaging for Successful Exports
The Chamber organised a very successful and well participated Workshop on 18th March 2005 at Hotel Residency Towers, Chennai, focussing on the importance of packaging in Indian exports. Packaging has emerged as the single most important factor in making Indian products acceptable to the world markets.
Dr. H.B.N. Murthy, Packaging
Consultant, interacting with the delegates
The Chief faculty at the Workshop was Dr. H B N Murthy, who has completed fifty years in packaging profession. Dr Murthy is widely recognized as the person, who more than anyone else, created a packaging consciousness among India’s Corporate world. He is a Fellow of Food and Agricultural Organisation, Rome (a UN Agency) and has worked for several years with the prestigious CFTRI in Mysore. Besides Dr. Murthy, Mr G B Reddy, Joint Director, Indian Institute of Packaging, the apex body of Indian Packaging Industry, Mr P K Mathew, Vice-President of OKS Speciality Lubricants India Pvt Ltd.,and Mr. R Punniakoti, Senior Manager of ECGC, also addressed the delegates.
Dr Murthy in his exhaustive and very well structured presentation covered a broad range of issues like:
How to design a good packaging for different products ?
How to make cost effective packaging ?
The Image of eco-friendly package material.
The laws, the aesthetics and the customer friendly packaging, and a number of other issues.
He interacted with the participants very closely and addressed their specific issues and problems.
Mr G B Reddy’s presentation focussed on testing and evaluation of material. Mr Reddy emphasized the importance of quality packaging material to make the products sea and airworthy and withstand the pressures of long distance movements.
Mr Mathew talked on the value of anti-corrosion measures in engineering industry. He said huge wealth is locked up in plants and equipments of companies, which are not functioning or have become sick.
Mr R. Punniakoti, Senior Manager, Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Ltd., (ECGC) made a special presentation on the role of ECGC in protecting India’s exports to world over against risks of non-payment arising from problems relating to the country of destination or the buyer in question.
Mr C Sarat Chandran, Director of the Chamber, in his welcome address, said that Australia with over $100 billion imports offers high potential for Indian exporters for a range of products from computers to clothing. At the end of the Workshop, Mr P. Gopalakrishna, Secretary of the Chamber, thanked the speakers, the participants, and also ECGC and City Info Services Pvt. Ltd. the Co-sponsors of the Workshop.
************************************
Attracting Outsourcing Business from Australia
Although US continues to dominate the BPO industry, new opportunities are emerging in other countries. Among them, Australia offers tremendous avenues for a variety of outsourcing jobs - pay roll and accounting, insurance claims processing, superannuation projects, travel, hospitality and healthcare. The areas and activities that Australia is willing to outsource from India seem endless.
Mr.Vivek Harinarain, IAS
(center), Secretary, Information Technology Department, Government of Tamilnadu,
receiving the memento from Mr.C Sarat Chandran, Director of the Chamber, Mr. P.
Gopalakrishna, Secretary of the Chamber, looks on
To focus on these opportunities and to bring together on a platform, some of the success stories of companies doing BPO with Australia, the Chamber organized a well structured Seminar on February 25, 2005 at Hotel GRT Convention Centre, Chennai. The Seminar was inaugurated by Tamilnadu’s high profile Secretary of the Department of Information Technology, Mr Vivek Harinarain, IAS, who observed that in view of increasing costs of infrastructure in Chennai and Bangalore, the companies should explore possibilities for moving into second tier cities to set up their BPO facilities.
Following Mr Vivek Harinarain’s address, a number of Case Studies of successful Indian companies doing business with Australia were presented.
Mr G Shankaran Nair, Senior Vice-President, Serviont Global Solutions Ltd.,which markets Call Centre Technologies in Australia, gave an overview of "Australian Call Centre industry and Indian opportunities". He said that India should leverage its time zone advantage with Australia.
Mr Afsal Rauf, Regional Chief Operation Officer-Asia of Astron, made a presentation on the digitization of electoral rolls for New South Wales and Victorian Governments. Mr Rauf said that major challenge issues related to data security and Astron developed ingenious ways to solve the problem by segregating components of the work among its three units in Chennai, Colombo and Trivandrum. Mr S Sunderarajan, Managing Director, ANZ Information Technology Pvt. Ltd., gave an incisive account of ANZIT's very successful offshore operations in Bangalore for ANZ Banking Corporation. He said the quality of human resources and its retention was the single most important challenge he faced on the Bangalore operations. He said with a carefully evolved set of approaches and policies, ANZIT has steadily grown over the years.
Ms Raghini Peter, Manager-Research & Development, Mahindra Industrial Park Ltd., made a lucid presentation of the fully integrated world class business city near Chennai, which has been attracting many large Corporations including Infosys to set up their operations in this Corporate India’s first SEZ.
Mr P S Raghavan, Executive Director of Sundaram Business Services Ltd., presented a case study of outsourcing work for Total Super Pty.Ltd., a superannuation services company based in Brisbane. Mr Raghavan gave an overview of the self-managed superannuation funds operated in Australia and how the work was handled by Sundaram Business Services and "the factors, which made our relationship work".
In the final presentation of the day, Mr Sailendra Bhaskar, Vice-President, ABAN Informatics Ltd., talked of e-publishing as a new frontier in BPO. Mr Bhaskar observed that e-publishing has grown at a staggering rate from $ 146 billion in 1999 to $ 300 billion today. The publishing business is changing and publishers are driven to e-content and this is India’s great opportunity.
Mr Sarat Chandran, Director of the Chamber, in his concluding remarks, observed that the Chamber will carry the proceedings of the Seminar to a large number of Australian Companies and impress upon them that India is a viable outsourcing destination for Australian companies.
Mr P Gopalakrishna, Secretary of the Chamber, proposed a vote of thanks. The Seminar was co-sponsored by Mahindra Industrial Park Ltd. and Sundaram Business Services Ltd.
************************************
Trade Mission from Victoria
(L to R) : Mr.Darren Gribble,
Special Trade Envoy of Government of Victoria in India; Ms. Louise McGrath,
Manager - Trade and Export Development, Australian Industry Group; and Mr. C
Sarat Chandran, Director of the Chamber
A high level Trade Mission supported by the Melbourne - based Australian Industry Group and Australia India Business Council (AIBC) visited New Delhi and Chennai in February, 2005. The Mission was led by Mr Darren Gribble, Victoria's recently appointed Special Trade Envoy and included Ms Louise McGrath, Manager, Trade & Export Development of Australia Group and Mr Shabbir Wahid, an eminent Indo-Australian, who earlier served as Australia's Consul General in Mumbai, besides representatives of several companies in activities as diverse as sporting infrastructure and training; water and rural related projects, biotechnology; manufacture of steel structures; security and access control and Venture Capital and other financial services.
The Members of the Mission had a busy schedule in New Delhi and Chennai and had very productive meetings with Indian companies in both cities. A major focus of the delegation was the Commonwealth Games to be hosted by India in 2010 at New Delhi and the business opportunities expected from the event.
At an impressive networking session held in Chennai on February 24, 2005, in association with the Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce, Ms McGrath set forth the objectives of the Mission and welcomed the members of the Chamber and other invitees.
Mr Gribble talked of India's growing visibility in Australia and complimented the Chamber for playing a significant role in promoting bilateral trade relations. Mr Gribble then invited each member of the Mission to make presentations on their respective company, their product range and how India could benefit from these products and services.
Mr. C Sarat Chandran, Director of the Chamber, said that the Trade Mission to India comes in the wake of several high profile visits from Victoria, which included that of Ms Marsha Thomson, Minister for ICT and Mr Tim Holding, Minister for Manufacturing and Exports. He said that appointment of Mr Darren Gribble, an old India hand and the former High Commissioner of Australia to India as Special Trade Envoy for Victoria, reaffirms Victoria's commitments to do business with India. Mr Sarat Chandran added that the Indo-Australian Chamber has been leading Annual Business Delegations to Australia and have been responsible for helping over 100 Indian companies mostly SMEs to interact with Australian companies and establish long term business associations in the country.
************************************
"There is an upsurge in Indo-Australia relations"
H.E. Mr John McCarthy, High
Commissioner of Australia, addressing members of the Chamber
His Excellency Mr John McCarthy, the newly appointed Australian High Commissioner, addressed members of the Chamber and the Corporate Community at Hotel Residency Towers, Chennai, on February 17, 2005.
In a wide ranging talk touching on a variety of points that connected India and Australia, Mr McCarthy said that it is now well recognized that India has the potential to emerge as the world's third biggest economy. "There is something happening here that is real, a renaissance." Citing the example of Five Star Hotels, the High Commissioner observed that India is offering World Class Services in several areas. He mentioned that while mining and minerals will continue to dominate Australia’s exports to India, new opportunities particularly in services like Education and Tourism have been emerging. Indians are the third largest in number among the immigrant students in that country and Australia is looking forward to utilizing their professional skills for all round growth.
The High Commissioner said that the Australian Prime Minister, Mr John Howard, will visit India in the middle of this year.
Mr N C Sarabeswaran, President of the Chamber, in his welcome address, called for a liberalization of multiple entry visa in view of the increasing demand for frequent business visits by senior executives and professionals.
Mr C Sarat Chandran, Director of the Chamber, said that the Chamber has played a significant role in making Indian business increasingly visible in Australia and today whenever China is mentioned in Australia, India’s name is quickly added to it.
Mr B Natraj, Vice-President of the Chamber, in his concluding remarks, thanked the High Commissioner and hoped his tenure in India will mark a further strengthening of relations between the two countries.
************************************
Workshop on Home Textiles
The Chamber organized a power packed and well attended Workshop on Home Textiles in association with National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) on January 27, 2005, at Hotel Residency Towers, Chennai. The lead presentation was made by Ms Sara Thorn, the internationally-known Australian designer, who was till recently the Curator of the Victoria Museum, Melbourne. Mr.A Elangovan, IAS, Secretary, Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi Dept., Government of Tamilnadu, inaugurated the Workshop and observed that Tamilnadu is becoming a hub for India’s textile industry and emergence of new markets like that of Australia are welcome.
Ms. Sara Thorn, Australian Textile
Designer, making a demonstration to the delegates at the Workshop
Mr Ranjit Shah, President of Apparel & Handloom Exporters Association, presided over the function. Mr Shah stated that institutes like NIFT should create more entrepreneurs than employees and Chambers of Commerce should extend marketing support to such institutions.
Sara Thorn’s extensive presentations covered a number of issues and strategies including:
-
Understanding and identifying target market
-
Adapting techniques to target market
-
Developing sustainable products and practices
-
Creating value of high designs
-
Establishing relationship with customers
In the afternoon session, the participants were led through exercises in preparing colour swatches for target market segments and the delegates enjoyed the opportunity to spell out their ideas in creativity. It turned out to be a scintillating Workshop.
Mr. Sampath Kasirajan, Marketing Consultant for Vision Transbiz, the Melbourne-based Consultancy Group, which has helped large number of Indian Home Textile Exporters to find markets in Australia, observed that Indian exporters should adopt a design intensive strategy. While Dr. D L Sunder, Director of National Institute of Fashion Technology, welcomed the Chief Guest, Mr P Gopalakrishna, Secretary of the Chamber, proposed a vote of thanks.
The Workshop was co-sponsored by Chennai Container Terminal Ltd. and IDP Education Australia.
************************************
"Look at Australia in a different light"
Mr N C Sarabeswaran (left),
President of the Chamber, in discussion with Mr Peter O'Byrne, Managing Director
of Austrade
Addressing the members of the Chamber in a well attended meeting held on January 21, 2005, at Taj Coromandel, Chennai, Mr Peter O’Byrne, the suave gentle Managing Director of Austrade (Australian Trade Commission) said that Australia’s new strengths included biotechnology, agri-business and Information and Communication Technology including e-governance. Citing the new tourism slogan of Australia "A different Light", he urged Indian business to look at Australia in a different light.
Australia is looking for partners in India to undertake commercialization of "leading edge" scientific and technological innovations made by Australia’s institutions. 50% of all hearing aids sold in the world incorporate systems designed by the National Accoustics Laboratory of Australia. Aircraft landing systems and ore mining systems used throughout the world use equipment and designs developed in Australia. Australia’s exports are no longer confined to "coal, copper and gold", Mr O’Byrne stated. The main role of Austrade is to "bring together Australians and businesses of other countries and we are solely judged by how many deals have been done", Mr O’Byrne observed.
In his welcome address, Mr N C Sarabeswaran, President of the Chamber, said that Austrade and the Chamber work closely and suggested a Show Case of Indian products in Australia on the same lines of a similar Show Case of Australian products in India held in 2003. Mr C Sarat Chandran, Director of the Chamber, gave an overview of the Chamber’s activities and said the Chamber has emerged as the prime platform for Indo-Australian Business promotion. Mr Ashok Kumar Anchalia, Senior Advocate of Surana & Surana International Attorneys, and member of the Executive Council of the Chamber, thanked the distinguished guest and invitees.
************************************