India pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai to be complete by March 31
Pavilion to highlight country’s art and culture, industrial manufacturing, knowledge-based capabilities, economic growth, traditional properties and cuisine
Construction works on the Expo Dubai India pavilion will be complete by March 31. The date was announced during a visit of a high-level team of officials to the headquarters and steel manufacturing plants of Conares in Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (JAFZA), Dubai.
The Indian Pavilion delegation included Pavan Kapoor, ambassador of India in the UAE; Dr Aman Puri, consul general of India in Dubai; Dilip Chenoy, secretary general, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), Gunveena Chadha, assistant secretary general of FICCI, Praveen Mittal, director of FICCI, and Pankaj Bodkhe of consul at CGI Dubai.
The FICCI is the industry partner of the Indian government for its participation at the World Expo. The delegation is seeking the support of Indian business leaders to make Expo Dubai’s India Pavilion a huge success, said a statement.
“We are glad to visit the headquarters of Conares, which is among the Tier-1 organisations led by top Indian business leaders. We are seeking the support of Conares to make the India Pavilion at Expo Dubai a resounding success. We have planned to showcase some great activities and programmes as our country’s achievements and diversity at the Expo. The India Pavilion will also play a key role to make significant progress in several existing areas of cooperation between India and the UAE in addition to exploring new opportunities. Historically, the UAE and India share a special bond. The Indo-UAE bilateral relationship will witness another phase of development with India’s massive presence in the Expo. Both nations are moving in positive directions. The UAE looks at India seriously, and positive interactions will benefit both the countries and the people,” explained Kapoor.
Conares is said to be the region’s second-largest steel manufacturer and is owned by Bharat Bhatia.
Bhatia commented, “We are happy to receive the honourable Indian Ambassador His Excellency Pavan Kapoor and the India Pavilion delegation to our headquarters. We have plans to be part of the pavilion as the Expo is expected to be a key driver of UAE-India trade in the new decade and beyond. We will extend our full support to make the presence and engagement of the Indian Pavilion a huge success. This is the best opportunity for India to tell its extraordinary stories of diversity and economic growth to the world. We all are proud of being part of this journey. Moreover, India will bring its popular industry events to the show, and together will make the best of India at the World Expo in Dubai.”
Chenoy added, “The India Pavilion at the World Expo in Dubai will showcase the best of India at a greater level. It will open up huge opportunities for the world to engage with India as a nation of multiple resources and innovations in arts and cultures, industrial manufacturing, knowledge-based capabilities, economic growth, traditional properties and the great Indian cuisine. It will also initiate seamless possibilities of investing in India for visitors of the Expo and investors from around the world. The pavilion will be unique in terms of its architecture, quality and content. A myriad of extraordinary stories of Indian success and innovation will be staged in the pavilion for the world. We are here because Conares is also a big story. Construction of the pavilion will be completed by March 31 and will be inaugurated in line with the certification by the authorities in Dubai.”
The India pavilion will also conduct some of its prestigious and signature events such as FRAMES and HEAL in Dubai during the global event.
