A 30-member women delegation from the US is in New Delhi to explore business opportunities and to build long-term economic and social ties with their Indian counterparts.
"We are here to identify the thrust areas and opportunities where American and Indian women entrepreneurs can work together towards building long term professional and personal relations," New Jersey Chamber of Commerce President Joan Verplanck said at a Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry meeting.
Telecommunications, information technology, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, food processing, natural products and organic food are the key sectors where immense scope exists to boost the bilateral business and professional relations particularly in the SME sector.
"Godwilling, after our 10-day visit to India, concrete things will come, but our main objective is to initiate one-to-one
interaction and an understanding among the women entrepreneurs of both the countries with a focus on the small and medium enterprises," Verplanck said.
The delegation comprise businesswomen and professionals from the areas like health, NGOs, art and culture, radio-television, advertising, law, telecommunications, education and others.
The visit is being coordinated by the Ficci Ladies Organisation.
"We are looking at new ideas and needs for growth of the women to be productive, economic and emotional partner in nation building of every country," FLP National President Mukta Nandini Jain said.
Minister of State for Commerce Ashwani Kumar confers with Ficci Ladies Organisation President Mukta Nandini Jain as Daryl Rand, president, Harrison Advertising, USA (Left), leading a women delegation from USA, speaks in New Delhi on Monday.
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