AIBC welcomes Neetu Bhaagotia as the first Consul General of India in Brisbane. The announcement for a Consulate General of India in Brisbane had been made by the Indian Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, on his visit to Australia in May 2023. Queensland has a rapidly growing Indian diaspora and is fast expanding its trade and investment …
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AIBC has signed a a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with India’s Sports Goods Export Promotion Council (SGEPC), in March 2024 at the India Sporting Goods Fair (19-20 March) in New Delhi. The MOU was signed by AIBC Vice Chair Ravneet Pawha, represented by AIBC’s National Head for the Sports, Art and Culture Chapter, Molina Asthana …
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The board of directors of AIBC have inducted Jim Varghese, immediate past national chair as an AIBC life member. Life membership is an exceptional and unique honour conferred by AIBC’s board on an accomplished individual who has made a tangible impact on the trade relationship between Australia-India. It recognises Jim’s invaluable and long-standing contributions to …
On 20 January 2024, the Australia Foreign Minister, Senator the Honorable Penny Wong, announced the following diplomatic appointments for India Mr Paul Murphy as Australia’s new Consul-General in Mumbai, India. Mr Murphy is a career officer with DFAT and was most recently Director, Free Trade Agreement Sectoral Services Section. He has previously served overseas as …
AIBC has signed an MOU with ASSOCHAM (The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India), India’s oldest apex industry chamber. ASSOCHAM has a network of more than 4,50,000 members, of which medium and small businesses represent a large segment, with a strong presence in all states. The MoU was signed by Irfan Malik (MAICD) …
Australia India Business Council partnered with CGI Perth last week to thank and bid farewell to Manpreet Vohra, India’s high commissioner to Australia, who completes his assignment in Australia shortly. In his innings of nearly three years in #Australia, the High Commissioner has played a pivotal role in accelerating #bilateral ties to a historic level, personally driving the relationship forward. His insights …
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AIBC bid a fond goodbye to Manpreet Vohra, Indian High Commissioner to #Australia, with a farewell reception for him and wife Naseem at the Parliament of NSW in #sydney on 8 December 2023. Mr Vohra completes his tenure later this month, as he retires from the Indian Foreign Service after an illustrious career of 35 years. Over 80 people were …
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The Australia India Business Council launched our First Nations Roadmap in Sydney on 21 November at the 2023 NSW Australia India Address and Gala Dinner. The roadmap is a culmination of consultations held over a year with over 150 stakeholders from Indigenous businesses, Indigenous peak bodies, government agencies and India-facing businesses. It presents AIBC’s priorities …
AIBC is supporting the Centre for Australia-India Relations (CAIR)-led initiative to accelerate the startup and entrepreneurial ecosystem connections and scale-up pathways between Australia and India. The program was kicked off with an Innovation ideation session on 21 November, facilitated by Stephen Rutter from The Scale Institute. The session centred on building synergies for leveraging the …
Over 300 business leaders from India, Australia and the world came together for the 2023 Horasis India Meeting in Adelaide on 26-27 November 2023. AIBC is thankful to Frank-Jürgen Richter, Team Horasis and the co-hosts Confederation of Indian Industry, Business SA and INVEST SA, for the opportunity to share our insights at the global meet. …
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