November 3, 2015 7:37 PM

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India, Indonesia committed to expand existing commercial relations

India and Indonesia reiterated today their commitment to expand existing commercial relations as well as identifying new sectors of economic cooperation between the two countries. Addressing India – Indonesia Business Forum meeting in Jakarta today, Vice-President Md Hamid Ansari, who is on a four day visit to Indonesia, said there is a great potential for Indian companies in sectors like automotive, engineering products, IT, pharmaceuticals, bio-technology and healthcare. He urged the Indonesian companies to explore opportunities of investing in infrastructure and manufacturing sector in India.<br/><br/>During the meeting, Md Hamid Ansari and his Indonesian counterpart Jusuf Kala emphasized on increasing trade and investment between the two countries. Mr. Ansari said, there is a need to balance bilateral trade as India's import from Indonesia was 15 billion US dollars against an export of 4 billion US dollars in last year. <br/><br/>The Vice President met chairpersons of both the houses of Indonesian parliament at Jakarta. Later he reached Bali where he will inaugurate a bust of Mahatma Gandhi and address at Udayana University tomorrow.

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