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Contents

2 AUSTRALIA INDIA BUSINESS 2008

South Australia

The Hon. Mike Rann MP

Premier of South Australia 51

AIBC, South Australian Chapter 53

Western Australia

The Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA

Premier of Western Australia 55

Tasmania

The Hon. Paul Lennon MHA

Premier of Tasmania 59

Australian Capital Territory

Jon Stanhope MLA

Chief Minister of the ACT 62

Northern Territory

Department of Business, Economic

and Regional Development 65

INDIA

Interview: Tarun DasChief Mentor

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) 68

India Trade Profile, Region by Region 71

Destination IndiaIndia Tourism & Trade Information 76

INDIAN EXPORTS TO AUSTRALIA

Introduction:Indian Minister for Commerce & IndustryShri Kamal Nath 81

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) 82

Indo-Australian Chamber of CommerceC. Sarat Chandran, Director 84

INDUSTRY FOCUS

BIOTECHNOLOGY

Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF) 87

Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises(ABLE)Ms Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, President 93

EDUCATION

Australian Education International 97

Where to Study 1: Education Adelaide 103

Offshore Education:

National Centre for Vocational Education

Research (NCVER) 105

Where to Study 2: Perth Education City 111

Speaking Hindi:Indo-Australian Bal Barathi Vidyalaya 115

Where to Study 3: Study Melbourne 119

Case Study: Pallavi BaratMaster of Professional Accounting 125


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Where to Study 4: NSW DET International 127

Case Study: Ammitjot Pannu

Studying IT in Australia 131

ICT

Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA)Ms Sheryle Moon, CEO 133

NASSCOMMr Kiran Karnik, President 137

RESOURCES / ENERGY

Australian High Commission, New Delhi 141

Interview: Mr Ravi KastiaHead, CII Mining Panel 145

FOOD & AGRIBUSINESS

Agribusiness Association of AustraliaMr John Crosby, President 150

MANUFACTURING

Australian Manufacturing TechnologyInstitute Limited (AMTIL) 155

CONSTRUCTION

Interview: Mr Peter ForbyAustralian Consul General, Western India 159

CSIRO Materials Science & Engineering 161

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Investment & Financial Services AssociationMr Richard Gilbert, CEO 164

TOURISM

Introduction:Australian Minister for Small Business & TourismThe Hon. Fran Bailey MP 169

Tourism Australia 171

CREDITS 176 www.australiaindiabusiness.com


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Foreword

It gives me great pleasure to con-

gratulate the Australia India Business

Council on the publication o Australia

India Business.

The Australia-India relationship is

one o the great opportunities o this

century or both nations. We already

enjoy strong economic, cultural and

strategic ties. Indias rapidly emergingeconomic strength, recording growth

rates averaging 8-9% per annum,

reinorces this opportunity. As this

extraordinary growth continues, the

relationship will become even more

important.

Two-way tradeBilateral trade and investment links

are already well established. India is

Australias sixth-largest and astest-

growing export market, with two-way

trade in goods and services worth A$12billion in 2006. There is strength in services

such as tourism and educational services,

as well as primary industries.

Clearly, Australia is ideally placed to

supply the energy and resources, and

many o the services, India will require

to continue its impressive economic

development. Environmental sustain-

ability will also need to be a key theme.

Linking peopleHowever, trade and investment is

only part o the larger story that oour strong people-to-people links.

This is what will ultimately serve as the

oundation o our bilateral relationship

in the years to come.

The Indian community in Australia

makes a signifcant contribution to the

cultural diversity in which our country

takes great pride, being the sixth-largest

source o overseas-born Australians.

O course, it would be remiss o me

to neglect to mention the ties o cricket,

which will be renewed once again this

summer with the visit o a very strongIndian team to our shores.

Approximately 40,000 Indian students

are currently enrolled in Australian

educational institutions. India is also one

o Australias astest-growing tourism

markets, with Indian visitor arrivals being

projected to grow at an average annual

rate o 18% over the next decade.

Early daysAs many contributors to this publi-

cation will note, it is still relativelyearly days as ar as the Australia-India

trading relationship goes. However,

while we may have taken our time to

establish the links that economies o our

respective sizes would expect to share,

it will be the object o my government

to make up lost ground.

Without a doubt, the Australia India

Business Council will play a signifcant role

in acilitating the ongoing improvement

in Australias trade and investment ties

with India. As India grows, we believe our

relationship will grow with it.I am looking orward to the bright

uture Australians and Indians can hope

to share together.

Website: www.pm.gov.au

Great Opportunities

The Hon. Kevin Rudd MP,

Prime Minister Elect of Australia


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Iam happy to learn about the initiative

o the Australia India Business Council in

producing the Australia India Business

publication.

Relations between India and Australia

have strengthened in recent years.

Besides high level political contacts,

our economic engagement has been

particularly impressive. There is, however,a large untapped potential, which our

two economies need to jointly exploit to

mutual beneft.

Engaging partnersDuring the last iteen years, the

Indian economy has registered high

growth rates, accompanied by rapid

development o its services and

knowledge sectors. The new economic

and technological capabilities o India

enable it to eectively engage with

international partners in enhancingtrade, investment and other orms o

economic cooperation.

I welcome the act that Indian business

and industry is seeking partnerships with

their Australian counterparts, and that

Australian business is also discovering

the possibilities that are opening up in

India.

Opening doors

I hope that the activities o theAustralia India Business Council will

open doors or our two large countries

to better understand and beneit rom

each others mutual strengths and

complementarities.

I see a bright uture ahead or Indo-

Australian cooperation based upon

shared values, increased people-

to-people contacts, and greater

connectivity.

Website: http://pmindia.nic.in

SharedValues,

Greater Connectivity

Dr Manmohan Singh,

Prime Minister of India


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It is generally accepted that India is

currently the worlds largest democracy

and, with a young and expanding

population, is poised to become the

worlds most populous nation by 2030.

Its economy is growing at well over 8%

per annum and its strategic importance,

both geographically and economically,

is recognised by all.In 1986, the then Prime Ministers o

Australia and India, the Hon. Bob Hawke

and Mr Rajiv Gandhi, together recognised

the importance and potential or trade

between the two countries. This mutual

recognition gave birth to the Australia

India Business Council (AIBC), in the orm

o a national business organisation.

Federal GovernmentcommitmentThe visit to India in 2006 by the

Australian Prime Minister, the Hon. JohnHoward, and the high level business

delegation that accompanied him,

marked the resurgence o the Federal

Governments commitment to the

strengthening o relations between the

two countries.

This was relected at the business

level with the Trade and Economic

Framework Agreement which was an

outcome o the Joint Ministerial and

Business Council meeting in Sydney in

2005.

The AIBC is now widely recognisedby governments and the business

community as the peak bilateral

business association in Australia or

promoting and supporting trade and

investment between the two countries.

It is the only national non-government

business association devoted solely to

promoting, developing and maintaining

bilateral trade and business relations

between Australia and India.

In 2007, the AIBC led the largest

business delegation accompanying

the Minister or Trade, the Hon. Warren

Truss, to India or the Joint Ministerial

Business Council meeting in New Delhi.

In addition, over the last three years, the

Premiers o each State have led tradedelegations to India and the AIBC has

been closely involved with these, as

well as hosting incoming delegations

and business groups to Australia.

A sustainable relationshipAll o this points to and is testament to

the increasing and sustained business

and trade relations between the two

countries. The AIBC strongly believes

that Australia can accelerate and

maximise the beneits o its links with

India and develop a relationship thatis both sustainable and o enduring

strength.

Recent change to the AIBC con-

stitution, establishing State Chapters,

has enabled businesses in all the States

to beneit directly rom this period o

increased engagement with India. The

AIBC provides a link between business

and State governments interested in

exploiting the potential or bilateral

trade.

The publication o Australia India

Business, which the AIBC has oiciallyendorsed, will be o great beneit in

providing current inormation, which

is o interest and relevance to business

and government at both State and

Federal level in this country and

overseas.

Website: www.aibc.org.au

Australia can

maximise the

benefits of its

links with India

and develop

a relationshipthat is both

sustainable and

of enduring

strength.

A Passage to India

Mr Brian Hayes, National Chairman,

Australia India Business Council


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