1. An Economic Partnership Seminar Feb 18th, 2015
Consulate General of India
Chicago
India and The Midwest
An Economic Partnership Seminar
Feb 18th, 2015

2. Indian Economy
According to IMF, India’s GDP was nominally worth US$ Trillion (2014) – 11th Largest by Market Exchange Rates
GDP on the basis of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) is US$ Trillion (2014) – 3rd Largest in the World.
GDP in PPP Projected to grow , T (2016) , T (2019)
India’s economy grew at an average of 8.5% per annum during the period to Even in the crisis year, , India recorded a GR of 6.7% and followed up with 8.6% in and 9.3% in Two decades of robust economic growth gave rise to the so-called “Indian Economic Miracle”.
India's Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MOSPI) projected economic GR at 7.5% YoY (real growth) for Oct-Dec 2014 quarter. Advance estimates for FY15 (Apr-Mar) has been reckoned at 7.4%.
Export / Import Data Source -
Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce Economic Division …. New Delhi, Dated 13th February, 2015 PRESS RELEASE

3. Indian Economy
Export / Import Data Source -
Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce Economic Division …. New Delhi, Dated 13th February, 2015 PRESS RELEASE

4. Indian Economy
Inflation for Jan 2015 is stable at 5%. Core inflation is down to 3.9%. Inflation expected to remain at low levels, facilitated by lower international crude oil prices.
RBI has reduced interest rates in January 2015 from 8% to 7.75%.
India’s forex reserves reached an all-time high of USD 330 billion (Feb’15), $11 billion reserves added in only four weeks. India currently has the 10th highest forex reserves in the world.
India's external debt coverage ratio fell to 70% of total external debt in 2014 from over 130% in External Debt is pegged at US$ 450 billion.
Rupee is firm & strengthened ~3% against the US dollar in January 2015
Stock market has boomed. Foreign investors remain keen buyers of Indian assets.
Foreign institutional investors poured in USD 3.4 bn into the equity and debt markets during Jan’15.
Export / Import Data Source -
Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce Economic Division …. New Delhi, Dated 13th February, 2015 PRESS RELEASE

5. Indian Economy
Total value of India’s listed companies expected to cross US$ 1.5 trillion as India enters top 10 club of countries by Market Capitalization. Over 98,000 new domestic & 216 foreign companies registered in India during FY
According to the Hurun Global Rich List 2015, India has the third largest number of billionaires (97), behind China (430) and US (537). India added 27 new billionaires this year. Combined wealth adds up to $266 billion.
According to Boston Consulting Group (BCG), India is poised to become world’s 7th biggest nation in terms of private wealth, with 150% increase in total from US$ 2 trillion (2013) to US$ 5 trillion (2018).
India is ranked among the top four countries showing absolute gains in wealth (along with USA, China & UK).
Export / Import Data Source -
Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce Economic Division …. New Delhi, Dated 13th February, 2015 PRESS RELEASE

6. India – New Initiatives

7. India – New Initiatives
Implementing long-awaited goods & services tax (GST)
Infrastructure Investment Trusts
Real Estate Investment Trusts
Disinvestment of PSUs to generate $ 9.5 billion, including Oil Majors.
Develop more airports in PPP
Bullet Trains
100% FDI in Railway infrastructure
FDI in Defense & Insurance sectors raised from 26% to 49%.
FDI in Construction sector being liberalized.
Deregulation of Diesel and Petrol
Series of Economic Reforms.
Expanding Infrastructure, promoting manufacturing, Skills Development & Job creation.
Ease of Doing Business in India
“Red Carpet instead of Red Tape”
Visa on Arrival (VOA) scheme to facilitate business travelers.
Passing of Insurance Bill, Pension Sector Reforms
Simplification of the land acquisition laws

8. 25 key sectors identified :
Automobiles, Auto components, Aviation, Biotechnology, Chemicals, Construction, Defense Manufacturing, Electrical Machinery, Electronics, Food Processing,
IT, Leather, Media & Entertainment, Mining, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceuticals, Ports, Railways, Renewable Energy, Roads & Highways, Space, Textiles & Garments, Thermal Power, Tourism & Hospitality & Wellness.
India’s manufacturing sector contributed only 13% to its economic output in 2013.
‘Make in India’ launched in September 2014
Aims at transforming the economy from the services-driven growth model to labor- intensive manufacturing-driven growth.
Increase productivity.
Attract foreign companies to set up factories in India & invest in infrastructure.
According to McKinsey, India’s Manufacturing sector to touch US$ 1 trillion by 2025.

9. Smart Cities
GOI has mooted 100 Smart Cities across India. US to develop three smart cities - Ajmer, Allahabad and Visakhapatnam.
Smart Cities to be equipped with an array of modern state-of-the-art technologies, including 24-hour power supply, Internet of Things (IoT), Machine to Machine (M2M) communication, Mobility, excellent public transport systems, pneumatic waste management system.
By one estimate, the smart cities market is projected to hit $1.5 trillion by 2020.
Countries like Japan, Germany, Sweden, Singapore, Israel, UK, US, Hong Kong and the Netherlands, besides MNCs, have shown interest in building smart cities in India.
List of 100 Smart Cities of India Proposed
1.Pune – Maharashtra 2.Mumbai – Maharashtra 3.Nagpur – Maharashtra 4.Nashik – Maharashtra 5.Aurangabad – Maharashtra 6.Bhivandi – Maharashtra 7.Calcutta - West Bengal 8.Durgapur – West Bengal 9.Haldia – West Bengal 10.Habra – West Bengal 11.Jangipur – West Bengal 12.Ahmedabad – Gujarat 13.Surat – Gujarat 14.Vadodara – Gujarat 15.Rajkot – Gujarat 16.Bhavnagar – Gujarat 17.Junagadh – Gujarat 18.Gandhi Nagar – Gujarat 19.Bhopal - Madhya Pradesh 20.Indore - Madhya Pradesh 21.Gwalior - Madhya Pradesh 22.Burhanpur - Madhya Pradesh 23.Jabalpur - Madhya Pradesh 24.Chennai - Tamil Nadu 25.Coimbatore - Tamil Nadu 26.Madurai - Tamil Nadu 27.Tiruchirappalli - Tamil Nadu 28.Salem - Tamil Nadu 29.Tirunelveli - Tamil Nadu 30.Bangalore – Karnataka 31.Gulbarga – Karnataka 32.Bidar – Karnataka 33.Bijapur – Karnataka 34.Badami – Karnataka 35.Pattadakal – Karnataka 36.Mahakuta – Karnataka 37.Thiruvananthapuram – Kerala  38.Kollam – Kerala 39.Kottayam – Kerala 40.Tiruvalla – Kerala 41.Ernakulam – Kerala 42.Cochin – Kerala  43.Thrissur – Kerala 44.Hyderabad - Telangana 45.Warangal - Telangana 46.Karimnagar – Telangana 47.Nizamabad – Telaganana 48.Nalgonda - Telangana 49.Guntur - Andhra Pradesh 50.Vijayawada - Andhra Pradesh 51.Kurnool - Andhra Pradesh 52.Chittoor – Andhra Pradesh 53.Kanpur - Uttar Pradesh 54.Allahabad - Uttar Pradesh 55.Lucknow - Uttar Pradesh 56.Jhansi - Uttar Pradesh 57.Faizabad - Uttar Pradesh 58.Varanasi - Uttar Pradesh 59.Jaipur – Rajasthan 60.Ajmer – Rajasthan 61.Bharatpur – Rajasthan 62.Bikaner – Rajasthan 63.Jodhapur – Rajasthan 64.Kota – Rajasthan 65.Udipur – Rajasthan 66.Ludhiana - Punjab 67.Amritsir - Punjab 68.Jalandhar - Punjab 69.Patiala – Punjab 70.Muzaffarapur - Bihar 71.Patna - Bihar 72.Gaya - Bihar 73.Bhagalpur - Bihar 74.Bihar Sharif – Bihar 75.Faridabad - Haryana 76.Gurgaon - Haryana 77.Panipat - Haryana 78.Ambala – Haryana 79.Guwahati – Assam 80.Tinsukia – Assam 81.Obalguri – Assam 82.Tangla – Assam 83.Goalpara – Assam 84.Bhubaneswar - Odisha 85.Cuttack - Odisha 86.Rourkela - Odisha 87.Sambalpur - Odisha  88.Balasore - Odisha 89.Shimla – Himachal Pradesh 90.Dehradoon - Uttarakhand 91.Haridwar - Uttarakhand 92.Roorkee – Uttarakhand 93.Jamshedpur – Jharkhand 94.Dhanbad – Jharkhand 95.Ranchi – Jharkhand 96.Gangtok - Sikkim 97.Pelling - Sikkim 98.Yuksam – Sikkim 99.Bishnupur – Manipur 100.Chandel – Manipur

10. Delhi-Mumbai (DMIC) Corridor
In the first phase, seven cities are being developed, one each in the states of UP, Haryana, Rajasthan, MP and Gujarat and two in Maharashtra.
The initial phase of the new cities is expected to be completed by 2019.
Sectors of focus include general manufacturing; IT/ITES; electronics including high-tech industries; automobiles and auto ancillary; agro and food processing; heavy engineering; metals and metallurgical products; pharmaceuticals and biotech; and services sector.
GOI developing the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor ( DMIC) as a global manufacturing and investment destination utilizing the 1,483 km-long, high-capacity western Dedicated Railway Freight Corridor (DFC) as the backbone.
24 manufacturing cities are envisaged in the perspective plan of the DMIC project.
These cities will provide international and domestic investors with a diverse set of vast investment opportunities.

11. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan - Clean India Mission
Specific objectives:
Conversion of insanitary toilets to pour flush toilets
100% collection and scientific processing, disposal, reuse/recycling of municipal solid waste
A behavioral change in people regarding healthy sanitation practices
Generation of awareness among citizens about sanitation and its linkages with public health
Supporting urban local bodies in designing, executing and operating waste disposal systems
Facilitating private-sector participation in capital expenditure and operation and maintenance costs for sanitary facilities
A national campaign launched on 2 October by GOI, covering statutory towns, to clean streets, roads and infrastructure of the country.
This campaign aims to accomplish the vision of a 'Clean India' by 2 October 2019, the 150th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. It is expected to cost over US$9.7 billion.

12. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (Prime Minister's People Money Scheme )
As of 2012, only 35% of Indians older than 15 years had bank accounts in a formal financial institution; against Av. of 41% in other developing countries.
There are only 229 million basic bank accounts in India. Thousands of villages still lack a bank branch; less than 10% of all commercial bank credit goes to rural areas, where around 70% of the total population lives.
A scheme for comprehensive financial inclusion was launched by PM Modi on 28 August to provide universal access to banking facilities. Initial target was opening of 75 million accounts per year.
Run by Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, on the inauguration day, 15 million bank accounts were opened under this scheme and around US$1.7 billion were deposited.
Also has an option for opening new bank accounts with zero balance.

13. Digital India
Digital India aims to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.
Focus is to make technology central to enabling change.
Overall Costs would be ~ Rs 5 billion
Impact of Digital India
Broadband in 250,000 villages, universal phone connectivity.
Net Zero Imports by 2020
400,000 Public Internet Access Points
Wi-fi in 250,000 schools, all universities; Public Wi-fi hotspots for citizens
Digital Inclusion: 17 million trained for IT, Telecom and Electronics Jobs
Job creation: Direct 17 million and Indirect at least 8.5 million.
e-Governance & eServices
India to be leader in IT use in services – health, education, banking
Digitally empowered citizens – public cloud, internet access

14. MyGov (mygov.nic.in)
MyGov aims to help citizens contribute in governance by giving their opinions and views on important socio-economic issues.
MyGov is a technology-driven medium that will provide citizens an opportunity to contribute towards good governance. 
It is also an initiative to build a digital knowledge library. People share their views and ides on the topics of national importance. The platform presents an opportunity for the citizens to both ‘Discuss’ and ‘Do’.
Groups: Girl Child Education, Caring for the Specially-Abled, Clean India, Tribal Development, Challenges in Petroleum Sector, Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Clean Ganga, Consumer Protection and Internal Trade, Digital India, Disaster Resilient India, Energy Conservation, Expenditure Management Commission, Food Security, Green India, Healthy India, Incredible India, Indian Railways, Job Creation, New Education Policy, Skill Development, Sporty India, Watershed Management, Youth for Nation-Building, etc.

15. India - Investment Opportunities

16. India Partners
Consultant Partners - TMF India Pvt. Ltd, Ernst and Young India, Grant Thornton Advisory Private Limited, KPMG India Pvt. Ltd., PricewaterhouseCoopers Pvt. Ltd., SKP, Vaish Associates Advocates
MoU Partners - Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO), Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency(KOTRA), UK Trade & Investment(UKTI), Ubifrance, Invest in France, Board of Investment Mauritius, Select USA, Czech Invest
Joint Venture Opportunities - Invest India, as a part of its investment facilitation service to foreign investors, also assists them in finding partners based in India on the basis of requests received. 

17. Investment Opportunities – Invest India
Automobile: Huge demand for low-cost electric vehicles that are suited for safe short-distance urban commutes (averaging km/trip). It is estimated that total electric vehicles sales would amount to 6-7 Million units by 2020.
Biotechnology - India constitutes around 8% of the total global generics market, by volume, indicating a huge untapped opportunity in the sector.
Defence Manufacturing - Up to 49% investment is allowed under the government route. Investment Opportunities include Defence products manufacturing, Supply chain, sourcing opportunity, Defence offsets.
India provides great avenues for investments in various sectors. Source -
Automobile
Automobile Components
Aviation
Biotechnology
Cement
Chemicals
Construction
Defence Manfacturing
Education
Electrical Machinery
Electronic Systems
Food processing
Gems & Jewellery
Healthcare
Heavy Industry
IT & BPM
Leather
Media & Entertainment
Mining
Oil & Gas
Pharmaceuticals
Ports
Railways
Renewable Energy
Retailing
Roads & Highways
Space
Steel
Telecommunications
Textiles and Garments
Thermal Power
Tourism and Hospitality
Wellness
Renewable Energy Foreign Investors - Suzlon
Enercon
Vestas
RRB
NEG
Micon
Applied Materials (USA)

18. Investment Opportunities – Invest India
Pharmaceuticals - India is expected to be the third largest global market for active pharmaceutical ingredients by 2016, with a 7.2% increase in market share. The Contract Research and Manufacturing Services industry (CRAMS) – estimated at USD 8 Billion in India is the largest exporter of formulations with 14% market share and ranks 12th in the world in terms of export value. Double-digit growth is expected over the next five years.
Renewable Energy - India has vast untapped renewable energy resources — wind energy has installed capacity of 21.1 GW and an estimated potential of GW. Small hydro has installed capacity of 3.8 GW and an estimated potential of 19.7 GW. India raises solar investment target to $100 bn by U.S.-based First Solar and SunEdison Inc have sizeable businesses in India, and together with local firms plans to invest $6 billion.
India provides great avenues for investments in various sectors. Source -
Automobile
Automobile Components
Aviation
Biotechnology
Cement
Chemicals
Construction
Defence Manfacturing
Education
Electrical Machinery
Electronic Systems
Food processing
Gems & Jewellery
Healthcare
Heavy Industry
IT & BPM
Leather
Media & Entertainment
Mining
Oil & Gas
Pharmaceuticals
Ports
Railways
Renewable Energy
Retailing
Roads & Highways
Space
Steel
Telecommunications
Textiles and Garments
Thermal Power
Tourism and Hospitality
Wellness
Renewable Energy Foreign Investors - Suzlon
Enercon
Vestas
RRB
NEG
Micon
Applied Materials (USA)

19. Invest India Defence Manufacturing Foreign Investors - Airbus (France)
BAE India Systems (UK)
Pilatus (Switzerland)
Lockheed Martin (USA)
Boeing India (USA)
Raytheon (USA)
MBDA (France)
IAI (Israel)
Rafael (Israel)
Biotechnology Foreign Investors –
Limagrain (France)
Endo Pharmaceuticals (USA)
Mylan Inc. (USA)
Sanofi Aventis (France)
Abbot Laboratories (USA)
Fresenius (Singapore)
Hospira (USA)

20. Advantage India
Word Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects Report predicts India’s GDP growth at 6.8% in 2006 & 7.7% (2017.)
IMF’s World Economic Outlook predicts that in 2016, India’s GDP growth rate of 6.6% would overtake China’s 6.3%.
The Indian consumer market will grow 2.5 times by Over 400 million-strong Middle Class provides huge market.
India’s capital markets operate with much efficiency and transparency.

21. Advantage India - Demography
Dynamic transformation : So-called “population burden” is being converted to a “demographic dividend”.
> 50% of India’s population is <25 years and >65% is < 35.
540 million young Indians under the age of 25. Every third person in an Indian city is a youth.
In 2020, the average Indian is expected to be only 29 years old, compared with 37 in China and the U.S., 45 in West Europe and 48 in Japan. This is India’s vast untapped potential, which some economists believe could add a significant 2% growth to the GDP.

22. Foreign Investment in India

23. Japan’s Investments in India
Japan to invest $35 billion in India in a wide spectrum of projects, including infrastructure, clean energy & skill development.
Japan is the fourth biggest foreign investor in India, contributing about 8% to the total FDI inflows. About 60% of Japanese presence in the country is in the manufacturing sector.
Japan telecom giant SoftBank to invest $10bn in India.
Major investor in DMIC.
Japan committed a loan of $2 bn for Delhi Metro.

24. China’s Investments in India
China to invest $20 billion in India in next 5 years ($4 bn annually).
During President Xi’s visit, China and India signed 12 agreements covering industrial parks, railway, credit and leasing, with cumulative investments of $13 billion.
Two Chinese industrial parks to be set up in India. China’s Beiqi Foton Motor Corp Ltd and Maharashtra Industrial Development Corp have signed an MoU for setting up of Chinese industrial park in Pune with $5-billion investment in three phases by 2030.
Chinese companies such as Huawei, Alibaba, Xiaomi are increasing their investments in India.

25. US Investments in India
U.S. Leads Top 15 Countries Investing In India.
President Obama announced more than $4 billion in trade and investments with India.
The US Export-Import Bank to commit up to $1 billion in financing to support "Made-in-America" exports to India.
OPIC will support lending to small and medium businesses across India that will result in more than $1 billion in loans in underserved rural and urban markets.
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency will aim to leverage nearly $2 billion in investments in renewable energy in India.  
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26. States

27. Engagement with States
PM and EAM have stressed the need for partnering with the States and connecting them with the world better.
A new ‘States Division’ created in Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
Objective is furthering a robust engagement with States and fostering closer coordination, facilitation and better familiarization of states.
Due to imperatives of geography, economy and security, interaction, involvement and influence of States in external affairs has increased, and will only grow with time.
Trans-national security matters also have implications for states.

28. Key States with Potential
Gujarat
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Andhra Pradesh
Telangana
Haryana

29. Investment Opportunities – Gujarat
Gujarat is a thriving industrial state and hotbed for investments. Gujarat accounts for 15.14% (USD bn) of the total investments in India; highest amongst all States in India.
Gujarat is leader in various industrial sectors, Chemicals, Petrochemicals, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Dairy, Cement &Ceramics, Textiles, Engineering and Gems & Jewellery.
The influence area of DMIC covers 62% of total area of Gujarat (18 out of 26 districts are within the influence area) and Investment potential for Gujarat is about US$ 30bn (1/3rd of total investment potential in DMIC).

30. Investment Opportunities – Madhya Pradesh
MP has a land bank of approximately hectares notified industrial areas spread over hectares with all facilities.
Consistently high investment in industrial Infrastructure to the tune of INR 872 million.
Potential IT hub in India with software exports of INR 2.3 billion (US$45 million) in
Prominent pharmaceutical hub in India with pharma exports of $US 99 million in and a total investment of $US 352 million.
India’s largest Single  Destination Solar Power Project (130 MW) located in Neemuch district . Horticulture is emerging as an important sector.

31. Investment Opportunities – Andhra Pradesh
APInvest is the single point of contact that facilitates investments in Andhra Pradesh.
SEZ’s :- “Special Economic Zones” – Tax-Free industrial areas
Single window Clearances:
Foreign Manufacturing Companies - ALSTOM, Apache, Kobelco, AMD, Celetronix, WEP, Celestica, EISAI, Castall, Eicher, Denison, Pharmazell , Aptuit Laurus, SNF.
Key Industries - Automotive, Engineering, Apparel & Fashion, Electronics H/W, Pharma, Food Processing, Renewable Energy, IT/ITES, Logistics & Warehousing & other eco-friendly industries.
Construction of New Capital at Vijaywada – Smart Cities

32. Investment Opportunities – Telangana
Opportunities in Infrastructure, Power, Renewable Energy, Water cleaning and Treatment, Real Estate, IT and Biotechnology.
Hyderabad is the hub of IT and BT. Google, Microsoft, ISB
The State’s focus is on developing high competence in twelve core sectors: Life Sciences – bulk drugs, vaccines, neutraceuticals and biological; IT Hardware and Semi-Conductors; Precision Engineering – Aviation, Aerospace, and Defence; Food Processing and Nutrition Products; Automobiles and Heavy engineering; Plastics, Polymers and Chemicals; Textiles and Apparel; Leather; Waste Management and Green Technologies; Renewable Energy and Solar power; Gems and Jewellery Inland Port; Logistics Hub/Container Depot And Mineral based industries.

33. Investment Opportunities – Karnataka
Sole producer of felsite and the leading producer of iron ore, chromite, and dunite.
About 53% of the urban population of the state lives in eight urban cities namely, Bangalore, Hubli- Dharwad, Mysore, Gulbarga, Belgaum, Mangalore, Davangere and Bellary.
Housing: Integrated Townships, Low-Cost Housing. Environment: Planning and Upgradation of green areas, Water Bodies, Conservation of Environment, Sewerage Treatment Plants.
Investment in infrastructure is set to increase from the current 8.37% to 10% in the 12th 5 Year Plan ( ). This potentially means a US$ 1 trillion opportunities for global investors over the next 5 years.
 Karnataka is positioning as major growth centre for chemical industry with presence of 500 companies with leading players like MRPL, BASF, Mangalore chemicals and fertilizers, United Phosphorus. Attracting large R&D Centres for Chemicals/Petrochemicals including planned centre of SABIC.
The SEZ offers single point clearances, 100% FDI approvals for most projects and several duty and tax incentives/exemptions for all units operating out of SEZ

34. INDIA-USA
India is United State’s 10th largest supplier of goods imports and 18th largest goods exports market.
US is the third largest source of FDI into India. The cumulative US FDI in India is estimated at US% 50 billion. The Indian FDI in USA is put at US$ 25 billion.
A recent study of 68 Indian Cos. in the US revealed that their collective investments in the US since exceed US$ 17 billion. 1/3 rd actively engaged in research spending $ 350 million .
Indian aircraft orders alone support 40,000 jobs in the defense industry of the US.
Potential to expand current level of bilateral trade from US$ 100 billion to US$ 500 billion in 5-7 years of time.

35. India’s Exports to USA ($m) India’s Imports from US($m)
India-US Trade
Calendar Year
India’s Exports to USA ($m)
India’s Imports from US($m)
Total Trade ($m)
2005
18,807.50
7,958.00
26,765.50
2006
21,830.80
10,056.20
31,887.00
2008
22,196.80
17,595.70
39,792.50
2009
21,176.20
16,462.40
37,638.60
2010
29,531.20
19,222.70
2011
36,152.80
21,501.30
57,654.10
2012
40,518.30
22,335.60
62,853.90
2013
41,829.00
21,875.30
63,704.30
2014
45,228.20
21,627.60

36. Source - http://commerce.nic.in/eidb/default.asp
Country – India - Last updated December 2014 (12/17/2014) - Measures: Total Value ($US)
Exports
Imports
Time
2014 through October
2013
State
All States
17,439,923,477
21,842,276,090
38,416,445,616
41,845,281,062
Illinois
541,951,145
696,004,525
1,143,256,632
1,192,904,591
Indiana
212,712,726
222,808,167
371,045,748
393,013,268
Iowa
62,988,658
85,833,276
124,908,142
133,977,777
Michigan
239,234,580
261,582,514
909,867,310
1,131,525,721
Minnesota
270,699,810
189,248,594
164,116,556
195,783,960
Missouri
115,614,215
157,339,266
365,462,877
351,178,067
North Dakota
30,872,669
29,354,545
48,889,054
53,604,782
South Dakota
1,218,927
1,309,733
4,987,225
4,808,862
Wisconsin
168,985,085
289,452,313
571,523,258
639,008,607
Total
1,644,277,815
1,932,932,933
3,704,056,802
4,095,805,635
Source -

37. President Obama’s Historic Visit
Leadership committed to deepening of bilateral ties.
PM Narendra Modi’s landmark visit to the US heralds new era in relationship.
President Barack Obama became the first US President to be the chief guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations.
First US President to visit India twice while in office.
First time a US president sat at an open venue for over two hours.
Visible chemistry between PM Modi and President Obama.
Obama: “Time has come for US to be India’s best partner on a range of issues from education, environment, infrastructure to counter-terrorism.
PM Modi: “U.S.-India partnership would be instrumental in shaping the character of this century.”.
US expressed support for India’s claim for a permanent seat in the UNSC.
Secure Hotlines between Indian PM and US President and between the NSAs.
Negotiations on Bilateral Investment Treaty to be expedited.

38. President Obama’s Historic Visit
Strategic Dialogue elevated to ‘Strategic & Commercial Dialogue’ reflecting joint commitment to strengthening of commercial ties & promoting regional economic growth & stability.
U.S. can offer new technology partnerships in the realms of energy, environment, defense, health care, education, etc to supercharge India’s development trajectory.
U.S. & India negotiating long-term energy supply arrangements that could boost India’s energy security .
Proposed LNG imports from US ~ 5.8 MTPA/US$2.5 billion from Sep from the terminal of Sabine Pass on the Louisiana-Texas border.
Strengthening of Bilateral defense ties - joint manufacture of some equipment.
US surpassed Russia as India’s biggest arms supplier. US$ 5 billion worth of weapons procured from US (total $14b)
India is now on par with NATO on the sophistication of defense technology offered to India.
India conducts maximum defense exercises with USA.

39. Consulate General of India
Chicago
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