Ambassador Viswanathan´s visit to La Plata city - 5 june

He met the Mayor Pablo Bruera and visited the Universidad Católica and Universidad Nacional de La Plata.

He gave a speech to businessmen on "Opportunities of business with India"

Video with excerpts of speech: Part 1, Part 2

Publication of Ambassador Viswanathan´s article "Amritsar to Argentina, with "peanut prince" in Hindustan Times -3 june

The article also came out in several newspapers and websites. Some of them are: Argentina Today, Sindh Today, Yahoo News, World Latest News , Asian Age ePaper

E-Noticias May/June 2009.

This is the latest Monthly Newsletter published in Spanish and circulated by Email , by the Embassy.

Business Seminars and meetings with the delegation of Confederation of Indian Industry ( CII ) to Argentina and Uruguay 29 June- 3 july 2009

Business Seminars and meetings with the 13 delegates of CII will be held

29 June at Montevideo Hotel Sheraton 10 am to 6 pm ( seminar at 1130 hrs followed by lunch)

Ministro de Industria, Energía y Minería, Ing Daniel Martínez will be the chief guest

1 July at Cordoba Orfeo Convention Complex 0930 am to 5 pm ( seminar at 1100 hrs followed by lunch)

Governors of Cordoba, San Luis and Santiago del estero are expected to participate in the seminar

2 July Buenos Aires Sheraton, Retiro.( seminar on India- Latin America Business at 1100 hrs followed by lunch )

Ms Debora Georgi, Minister of Production will be the chief guest at the Seminar

3 July Buenos Aires, Business Centre Embassy of India - Meetings 1000 to 1130 hrs

List of delegation

There are 12 companies in the delegation with the following products and areas of interest: motorcycles, pumps, tractors, textile machinery, medical instruments, telecommunication engineering and consultancy services, metal furniture for offices, construction materials and tools, legal services and logistics.

Contact for meetings with delegates and participation at the seminar:

Buenos Aires -Marcelo, commercial officer of the embassy, Tel 4393-4217

Uruguay - Raul, marketing Officer of the embassy ; Leticia Ramos, Tel (+598) 29243788, Intern No. 111

Cordoba - Srita Tamara, Assistant to Honorary Consul Dr. Sergio Laís Suárez. Tel, (0351) 4220023

Ambassador Viswanathan gave a speech at University of Lomas de Zamora on Wednesday 3 June, 19.30 hs

He spoke about the paradigm shift in the market of India and mentality of Indians.

Video with Excerpts of his speech: "El elefante que empezó a volar.... no es un cuento chino, es el cuento indiano"

Ambassador with Rector Gegunde

Ambassador Viswanathan gave a lecture on May 26 at the Facultad de Ciencias Económicas of the University of Buenos Aires(UBA)

"The elephant that started to fly... this is not a chinese tale, it is the indian story" was the title of his speech.

Video of his Conference:

Part 1: chinese tale.

Part 2: Driving forces of the paradigm shift in India

Part 3: How India has converted some of the disadvantages into adavantages.

Part 4: elephant flying is a real Indian story .. not a cuento chino

Tabla and Sitar Concert - León Fernandez and Sergio Bulgakov - 26 june

These two argentine musicians will give a concert at 21.00 hrs in the Espacio de Artes SATYAM. Address: 14 de julio 1020 - Chacarita.

Tickets: $15

Information and Reservations: Tel No. 4551-9503

Krishna Chakravarty Concerts in Buenos Aires - June 20

Indian Dance at Lomas de Zamora University - 6 june

The week of India was inaugurated with Ambassadors Speech "El elefante que empezó a volar... no es un cuento chino, es el cuento indiano". It ended with a demonstration of indian classical dance.

Documentaries and paintings with indian themes by Horacio Rodriguez were shown at the University.

Ambassador Viswanathan´s Tour to San Luis and Tucumán - 16 to 20 de may

Article "Cuento Indiano... no es cuento chino" by Ambassador Viswanathan. Published in El Cronista - May 19

Translation - Scanned Version

Lunch meeting with CEO of United Phosphorus, Mr. Jai Shroff and CEO of Advanta, Mr. Ram Kaundinya. - May 13 at Tandoor Restaurant.

Both the Indian companies have made investment in Argentina

Signing of MOU by Minister of Tourism and Ecology of Misiones province, Mr. Horacio Humberto Blodek, and Mr. Sujit Kanoria Of Shristi Group of India for the setting up of a vedic hotel project in Iguazú - Signed at the Embassy on May 13

Meeting of Ambassador Viswanathan with Rector of Universidad de Buenos Aires, Rubén Hallu - 29 april

Inauguration of Argentina - India partnership in Textile Industry. Exhibition and Meetings.

21 and 22 april, Hotel Sheraton Buenos Aires

Watch video of Ambassador Viswanathan´s Speech: "Cuento Indiano...no es Cuento Chino "

at the inaguration of the Textile exihibition on 21 April 2009

In Delhi News: Slowdown-hit textile sector gets lifeline from Argentina, article in The Financial Express. May 9

In argentine TV: Extracts from Encuentro Global TV show. May 9

Speech at the Gurdwara, Rosario de la Frontera. 19 april

Ambassador Viswanathan´s article ¨Argentina – emerging as a long term economic partner of India in Latin America¨ - in the Indo-lac Business magazine- March 2009 issue.

Indo-argentine MoU, signed on 13th april

The agreement between the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) and the Centro Argentino para las Relaciones Internacionales (CARI) was signed on that day at 6pm at ICWA, Nueva Delhi.

Ambassador Viswanathan with El Gato and El Pato at Vila Allende Golf Club, Córdoba - 15 april 2009

Growth prospects of Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay in 2009

According to the March 2009 estimate of ECLAC, Argentina´s GDP will grow by 1.5% and Uruguay by 2.5% . But GDP of Paraguay will contract by 0.5%

Fall in Argentine Agricultural Production and Exports in 2009

  According to the latest official estimates, the Argentine production of foodgrains and the oilseeds in 2009 is projected to be 76.4 million tons (MT), down from 94.7 MT in 2008 and 96 MT in 2007. Exports in 2009 are expected to decline to 54.2 MT in comparison to 71.4 MT in 2008.

 Wheat has suffered a 50% fall in production from 16 MT in 2008 to 8.4 MT in 2009.   The fall in corn production is 45%, from 22 MT in 2008. Sunflower production will be down to 2.5 MT in 2009 from 4.6 MT in 2008. Production of soy in 2009 is likely to fall by 20% to 43.8 MT as against 50 MT in 2007.

The fall in production is mainly due to the unusual drought witnessed in many parts of Argentina as well as due to the disruption caused last year by the conflict between the Government and the farmers on the issue of increase in export duties. Although the Government has agreed to the demand of the farmers not to increase export duties further, the basic import duties imposed in 2007 continues. The exports duty in the case of soy is 35%, wheat 23%, maize 20% and sunflower 32%. But despite this, Argentine prices are globally competitive.

The fall in Argentine agricultural production and exports would cause increase in prices domestically and globally. This will have its impact on our import of soy oil and sunflower oil which have become regular imports in recent years. In 2008, our imports of soy oil was US $ 646 million and sunflower oil US $ 56 million.

Ambassador briefing indian textile delegation at the Embassy - 20 april

Ignacio Escribano, argentine singer and author presents his new CD 23 April.

He´s a journalist very close to indian culture. His latest album "Niranjana" is composed mostly of mantras.

Agreement between the Indian and Argentine Institutes of International Affairs signed on April 13th.

Agreement between Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) and Argentine Council for International Relations (CARI) was signed at 6 pm that day in ICWA, New Delhi. .Ambassador Gerardo Biritos signed the agreement on behalf of CARI. The Agreement provides for exchange of scholars, joint research and other collaborations.

Argentina-India partnership in Textile Industry - Exhibition and Meetings 21-22 April, Hotel Sheraton, Buenos Aires

Everyone is worried about the international financial crisis.

There´s lack of credit, liquidity has decreased and consumers want lower prices.

How to survive and flourish in these difficult times?

Companies need innovative strategies to reduce the costs of production and be more competitive.

As part of this new strategy, the argentine textile industry may explore partnership with the indian textile industry. India offers raw material, accesories and other inputs that will help Argentina to be more competitive.

We invite businessmen from the Argentine textile industry to this event to explore possibilities of imports, exports and collaborations to succeed in the argentine market, the gigantic Indian market, and also in the global markets.

36 Indian companies will paricipate in this event from 11.00 to 20.00 hrs on both the days at Hotel Sheraton Buenos Aires - Libertador Room.

Yarn, fabrics, garments and accessories are the products on display.

Argentine companies are invited for meetings with the Indian companies

Profiles of Indian companies and their products

Contact:

For individual meetings with participants: María Eva Baccaro; Phone: 15- 6478-6188

For information: Marcelo, commercial officer; Phone: 4393-4217

Launching of Mahindra tractors in Argentina on 6 March 2009

This will be done at 12 pm on 6 march at the ExpoAgro at Theobaldo near Rosario city. The local representatives of Mahindra plan to get 10 percent of the local market ( 8000 per year) in the next three years and eventually assemble them locally Mahindra is among the top three tractor producers of the world. Their annual production is 150,000. They have 3 manufacturing units in USA producing 10,000 tractors per year.

Mr. Sajeev Babu, First Secretary, during the launching of Mahindra Tractors.

E-Noticias March 2009.

This is the latest Monthly Newsletter published in Spanish and circulated by Email , by the Embassy.

Annual Commercial Report for 2008

This gives an overview of the markets of Argentina, Uruguay and paraguay in 2008 and prospects for 2009.

India´s exports to Argentina have gone up by 28%in 2008

India´s exports to Argentina increased by 28% to 492 million dollars in 2008, from 384 million in 2007. India´s imports from Argenina in 2008 were 836 million dollars as against 859 million in 2007.

India´s exports to Uruguay increased by 50 % in 2008

It was 47 million dollars in 2008 as against 30 million in 2007. Our imports stayed at 8 million dollars in 2008, the same as in 2007.

Meeting of Ambassador Viswanathan with former argentine president Carlos Saúl Menem - March 4

Republic Day celebration at the Embassy - 26 january

Indian women Hockey team playing against Argentina in Buenos Aires 26, 28 and 29 january

matches at 6 pm at San Fernando Club, Sarmiento st. and Escalada st. - San Fernando city, province of Buenos Aires 

The first match on 26 January was a draw. The second was won by Argentina and the third by India.

Ambassador with the Hockey team in the embassy on Republic day

Meeting of Ambassador Viswanathan with Production Minister of Buenos Aires province, Alejandro Arlia on 19 January

Meeting of Ambassador Viswanathan with Argentine Production Minister, Débora Giorgi on 16 January 2009.