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Travel Report

India 22-28 September 2013

Ms Zoe Bettison MP - - Submitted 1-3 December 2013

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Table of Contents Statement of Objectives 3

Organisations, Parliaments and individuals visited 4

Relevant documents and publications 6

Brief summary of study areas pursued 7

Summary of results 9

Export-India Indian Bank 9

Opportunities for investment 9

Business in India 10

Adelaide 10

Recommendations 11

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Statement of Objectives i. To develop an understanding of the potential for Indian investment in South

Australia as outlined in the South Australia Indian Engagement Strategy.

ii. In the context of an increasing number of South Australians of Indian ethnicity, to seek to understand and acknowledge the economic and personal ties to their country of birth and the opportunities for increased investment in South Australia

iii. To better understand the South Australian Indian community, to assist in establishing the South Australian Parliamentary Friends of India group upon my return.

I was invited by the Minister for Manufacturing, Innovation and Trade, Hon Tom Kenyon MP, to join him and the Shadow Minister for Manufacturing, Innovation and Trade, Hon Martin Hamilton-Smith MP, on a trade mission to India from 22-28 September 2013.

Minister Kenyon was aware of my long term interest in South Australia's economic relationship with Asia and in particular India. He was also supportive (as was Mr Hamilton-Smith) of my intention to establish the South Australian Parliamentary Friends of India group on my return.

Official Party Travelling to India:

• Hon Tom Kenyon MP, Minister for Manufacturing, Innovation and Trade

• Hon Martin Hamilton-Smith MP, Shadow Minister for Manufacturing, Innovation and Trade

• Ms Zoe Bettison MP, Member for Ramsay

• Ms Melissa Cocking, Ministerial Adviser

• Mr Richard Lower, Media Adviser

• Mr Brian Hayes QC, Strategic Adviser to India

• Mr Kingsley David, Director — Invest in South Australia

• Ms Narelle Silvak, Director — Major projects & Investments, International, DMITRE

• Mr Raju Narayanan, Director — India, DMITRE

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Organisations, Parliaments and individuals visited i. Mark Pierce, Australian Consul General

ii. Chiara Porro, Second Secretary, Trade & Economics, Australian High Commission

iii. Kylie Bell, Austrade Investment Commissioner, South Asia

iv. Export-Import Bank

• TCA Ranganathan, Chairman and Managing Director

• S.Prahalathan, Chief General Manager

• Deepali Agrawal, Deputy General Manager

• Jandhyala Viswanath, Chief Manager

v. Podar Enterprises Dinner

• Kantikumar R Podar, Chairman, Podar Enterpises

• Rajiv Podar, Managing Director, Podar Enterprises

• T.B.Sakloth, VP, International Business, Podar Enterprises

• Ramu S. Deora, G.Amphray Laboratories

• Patrick Kearins, Trade Commissioner, Austrade

• Kanton Zug, Head of Economics Promotion

• Sishil Jiwarajka, Chairman, OMC

vi. World Trade Centre Global Economic Summit

• Vijay G. Kalantri, President, All India Association of Industries

• Jitendra R Chauhan, Managing Director, Cotton Fabric Cluster Hathkanagle

• Wasim Khan, Amol Sekri Consultants (Valuations)

• Jacob Ruben, Business Development, Manager, Querus Group (DENMARK)

• Maqbool H Moosa Yousef, MHMY Auditors (OMAN)

vii. Atul Chandra, President — International Operations, Reliance Industries

viii. Indian Merchant Chamber

• Shailesh Vaidya, IMC President

• Anil Ruia, IMC Chairman & Managing Director, Kolhapur Sugar Mills

• Arvind Pradhan, IMC Director-General

• Jitendra Sanghvi, Deputy Director-General

ix. Minister of Industries, Port, Employment and Self Employment — Government of Maharashtra

• S. R. Londhe, Deputy Director of Industries

• Apurva Chandra, Principal Secretary (Industries)

• Bhushan Gagrani, CEO, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation

x. Bernard Philip, Australian Deputy High Commissioner

xi. Jeremey Green, Counsellor (Economic), Australian High Commission

xii. Vinod Advani, Tourism Ambassador, South Australia

xiii. Visit to fishing village in Mumbai led by Brian Hayes QC

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Relevant documents and publications

i. Country Profile — India, Goska Serafin-Rai, Manager India and Emerging Markets, Office of International Coordination, Department of Premier and Cabinet

ii. India — Country Brief, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australian Government

iii. Podar Enterprises, About the Group

iv. Clusters in One World: Perspectives from Many Nations, Delegates conference information.

v. South Australian Government and Export-Import Bank of India Memorandum of Understanding (signed on 23 September 2013)

vi. Export-Import Bank of India — information about the activities of the bank

vii. Government of Maharastra — powerpoint presentation on future plans for the state and areas of potential partnership with South Australia

Hon Tom Kenyon MP, Minister for Innovation, Manufacturing and Trade, visits a pre-school in a fishing village in Mumbai

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Brief summary of study areas pursued India is a key market for the development of South Australia's exports, and is a growing market for migration, international students and tourism.

The purpose of the trade mission was to deepen the relationship between India and the South Australian Government.

The mission was led by the South Australian Minister for Innovation, Manufacturing and Trade, Hon Tom Kenyon MP, together with the Shadow Minister for Innovation, Manufacturing and Trade, Hon Martin Hamilton-Smith MP, and South Australia Strategic Adviser on India, Brian Hayes QC. The mission was a high level delegation representing South Australia.

The mission was supported by staff from the Office of the Hon Tom Kenyon and the Department of Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade (DMITRE).

I wish to thank the Mumbai and Delhi Offices of the Department of Foreign and Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the Australian High Commission for their support on the ground in India.

The South Australian Indian Engagement Strategy was a key policy document providing a springboard for the many meetings between the mission participants and Indian industry, business and government representatives.

Detailed briefings from both DFAT and the Australian High Commission provided an excellent understanding of current and future relationships between Australia and India. The briefings also detailed information about current economic, social and political issues in India.

The program of meetings for the Minister and Shadow Minister was extensive and covered many industries including business investment, mining, electricity and gas production, education, tourism, sport and manufacturing.

The Minister was a key speaker at the World Trade Centre Global Economic Summit. He spoke on the South Australian Government's aim to promote South Australia as an investment destination using a cluster focus. The Summit particularly focussed on the opportunity for small to medium Enterprises (SME's) to benefit from forming industry clusters. He was able to share with the delegates the government's role in the development of the sustainable high tech Tonsley Precinct in South Australia.

During the meetings the Minister used the opportunity to elaborate on the areas of South Australia's economy that provide connection with India such as our uranium mining industry, the Cooper Basin oil and gas precinct, the emerging unconventional shale gas opportunity, our world leading renewable energy supply as well as our significant vocational education training sector. Other areas of our economy discussed included agriculture, wine, water and defence.

The area of education was raised at several meetings as India is South Australia's second largest source of international students. Tourism was also discussed as there has been significant increase in the numbers of Indian visiting South Australia in recent years.

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Power supply is still a major issue in many states of India.

This photo is in the capital, New Delhi.

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Summary of results Export-India Indian Bank

Minister Kenyon signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Export-Import Bank of India (pictured below).

Opportunities for investment

Over the course of many meetings held during the trade mission, I strengthened my understanding of the opportunities to layer the relationship between South Australia and India.

The South Australian Indian Engagement Strategy provides a detailed analysis for the areas of focus. I believe the next steps are the development of relationships with Indian companies whose interests align with ours and to concentrate on particular Indian States and second tier cities within them who we can share with, benefit from and who have interests in our strengths.

South Australia has a lot to offer India in the areas of vocational education, wine, wheat and water. Many companies expressed interest in investing in mining and clean technology in South Australia.

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Business in India

A key learning outcome of the mission was to develop a deeper understanding the diversity of the business interests of major Indian companies. A company (usually family based) may have interests in mining, manufacturing, retail, education and entertainment/media. An important factor in developing relationships with these companies is to develop and maintain a relationship with the executive(s) of the company. In order to achieve the outcomes we, as a State, desire, the relationship between the South Australian Government and Indian companies must be nourished.

Regular high level delegations are well received, and South Australia should encourage such delegations. South Australia can further strengthen its relationships with Indian businesses by extending invitations for key businesses to visit South Australia.

Adelaide

Although Adelaide Oval is held in high esteem by many of the people we met, both Melbourne and Sydney seemed to be more well-known than Adelaide. Given the relatively strong recognition of Adelaide Oval as feature of Adelaide, the Cricket World Cup in January 2015 represents a key opportunity to encourage industry leaders to visit South Australia and to promote South Australia as a destination for study, migration and investment, particularly with a game in Adelaide scheduled between India and Pakistan. This is a fantastic opportunity to encourage industry leaders to visit South Australia.

New Delhi, capital of India.

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Recommendations i. That the South Australian Parliament establish the South Australian

Parliamentary Friends of India group (completed).

a. The inaugural meeting was held on 13 November 2013 with Zoe Bettison MP and Adrian Pederick MP as Co-Convenors.

That South Australian Members of Parliament visit India to understand the economic opportunities presented by strengthening relationships with India, with a particular focus on international students and migration.

That the South Australian Government continue to foster connections with India by encouraging regular high-level delegations from South Australia to India and vice-versa, focusing on the areas of strength outlined in South Australian Indian Engagement Strategy.

iv. That South Australia foster relationships with cities and regions in India with connections with the South Australian economy. A key example of such a connection to be encouraged is the developing wine industry in Pune, Maharashtra.

v. That South Australian universities pursue opportunities to provide education and training in India in the sectors that South Australia is the best at including:

a. Wine education and technology

b. Petroleum research

c. Water

d. Wheat

vi. That South Australian businesses partner with Indian firms to take advantage of growing third market opportunities in engineering and construction.

vii. That the South Australia Government take advantage of the Cricket World Cup in January 2015, and in particular the match between India and Pakistan, to promote the South Australian brand to potential investors, business partners, students and migrants.

viii. That the South Australian Government take advantage of the Indian cricket team's preparation in Adelaide for World Cup summer 2014/2015 to organise an opportunity for the South Australian Indian migrant community to connect with the Indian cricket team.

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