|
© Neena Bhandari, Indo Asian News Service While dining at the plush Oberoi Hotel in the Indian capital New Delhi, you probably didn't know the hot tandoori chicken and naan on your platter was from an Australian-made oven. But Brisbane-based Beech Ovens that has been selling tandoori ovens to India is just one example of the growing economic ties between the two countries.
"The success of Australia's long-term engagement with India will rely heavily on the commercial links built up by Australian businesses," stressed Federal Minister for Trade Warren Truss Wednesday while delivering the Australia India Business Council (AIBC) Accor-Qantas India Independence Day speech on "Breaking new ground" in Adelaide.
Australia is committing significant resources to strengthening the bilateral relationship and the minister said he saw a future of great dynamism and ambition. "And I certainly think it is in both our interests to deepen our commercial and business links. An important development is that we are finalising discussions with India about a possible joint feasibility study for a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA)."
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
© Neena Bhandari, Indo Asian News Service
 Melbourne: A Melbourne-based global manufacturer of synthetic sporting surfaces, which has been installing hockey surfaces and athletic tracks across India, says international standard synthetic surfaces are crucial for India to regain its golden days of hockey domination in the world.
"When hockey moved to synthetic surfaces, India lost out because it currently uses natural grass surfaces. If India wants to push ahead with regaining its supremacy over the game, it needs international standard fields and that is where we come into play with our Poligras XL surfaces," Advanced Polymer Technology Australasia Pty. Ltd's managing director, Martin Schlegel, told IANS. |
|
Read more...
|
|
|
© Neena Bhandari, The Hindu Metro  As all things Indian permeate the global consciousness, ‘The Merchants of Bollywood', a musical drenched in quintessential Bollywood glitz and glitter, has caught the fancy of audiences from Sydney to London and Paris, making it a hit, with over 900 performances, watched by two million people across 20 countries in the last five years.
An Australian production with an Indian cast and a British director, it traces the history of Bollywood, and tells a story that's based on the life of acclaimed choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant. It brings alive dance numbers from yesteryear to recent blockbusters with 40 Indian performers on stage.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
|
<< Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next > End >>
|
| Results 9 - 12 of 21 |
Home 
