President Pranab Mukherjee has said that India can become a ten trillion dollar economy in the next two decades through manufacturing and innovation. Inaugurating the 35th edition of India International Trade Fair,IITF, in New Delhi today, Mr Mukherjee said, reforms of the government are on the right track. He said, India has stood well despite global slowdown and the initiatives taken by the government are now showing results. <br/><br/>He hoped that India will be able to achieve the target of 3 per cent fiscal deficit as the current account balance and foreign exchange reserves have improved. He said IITF would help preserve, protect, promote and reinforce the Indian brand. He said, the annual celebration of trade is to develop India's bilateral relations with the rest of the world. <br/><br/>Speaking on the occasion, Commerce and Industry Ministry Nirmala Sitharaman said the event is of a global stature and would see participation by at least 28 countries.<br/><br/>This year Afghanistan is the partner country and Bangladesh has been roped in as the focus country. Within states, Goa and Jharkhand are partner states, while Madhya Pradesh is the focus state.<br/><br/>Over 7,000 firms from India and overseas are participating in the 14 day fair.

President Pranab Mukherjee has said that India can become a ten trillion dollar economy in the next two decades through manufacturing and innovation. <br/><br/>Inaugurating the 35th edition of India International Trade Fair,IITF, in New Delhi today, Mr Mukherjee said, reforms of the government are on the right track.<br/><br/>He said, India has stood well despite global slowdown and the initiatives taken by the government are now showing results. He hoped that India will be able to achieve the target of 3 per cent fiscal deficit as the current account balance and foreign exchange reserves have improved. He said IITF would help preserve, protect, promote and reinforce the Indian brand.

35th India International Trade Fair,IITF, will begin today at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. About 7,000 firms from India and abroad are participating in the fair, which will be inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee. The fortnight-long event has been divided into two segments-business days (November 14 to 18) and general public days (November 19 to 27). The theme of the fair this year is Make In India.<br/><br/>Organisers say they are expecting over one lakh people every day. Delhi Metro will start selling entry tickets for the business days from today to Wednesday, and for general public days, from November 19 to 27. Business day's tickets are also on sale online for the first time. Entry tickets for the general public days will be available at all Metro stations, except at Airport Express Line, where tickets will be available for the trade fair only at Dhaula Kuan station. Tickets for the business days, however, will be available only at 32 Metro stations. The tickets can be purchased from the customer care centres of the Metro stations between 9 am to 4 pm on all days. The business days' entry tickets are priced at 400 rupees, while the general days' tickets can be purchased at 50 rupees. On weekends, the general days' tickets will cost 80 rupees.