A delegation from the British High Commission in India visited Dahej industrial estate on Thursday as part of their programme to rebuild relationships with various industrial sectors of Ahmedabad, Vadodara, and Dahej.
Peter Cook, deputy high commissioner to Gujarat and Rajasthan, and trade advisor to the British Commissioner Harish Vaidyanathan, appraised industrialists about opportunities for collaboration between both the countries.
“India is a hub for manufacturing in many sectors and earned its reputation on quality aspects globally. AstraZeneca vaccines (Covishield) for Covid-19 is one example of mutual trust between two countries. Everyone knows that the future challenge is climate change and the chemical sector plays an important role,” said Cook.
“There is a possibility that chemical substances may be replaced with something more efficient. The UK has 56 billion pound business in the chemical sector. Several chemical industries in UK are looking for joint ventures in India,” he added.
The deputy high commissioner added that UK has new innovations, technologies, and a lot of research and development work which can be useful for manufacturing hubs like India. “In near future, India and UK are going to have a free trade agreement said,” added Cook.
Cook went on to add that the financial sector of the UK was interested in financing Indian companies at low interest rates and give export credit guarantees to the Indian exporters.
M A Hania and Mahesh Vashi, presidents of Dahej & Vilayat Industries Association appreciated the efforts of the British High Commissioner for initiating the India-UK trade partnership.
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