World Trade Center Shamshabad, the first operational World Trade Center in the state of Telangana, World Trade Center Visakhapatnam & in collaboration with World Trade Center Mumbai and Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations ICRIER), have conducted a Virtual Stakeholder's Consultation meeting on Aerospace & Components Sector for 'UK-India Comprehensive Trade Agreement’ on 4^th Feb 2022.

World Trade Center Shamshabad and World Trade Center Visakhapatnam have arranged panelists from Bharat Dynamics, Vem Components, Retired Director Finance from Bharat Earth Movers Limited and other prominent companies and Mr. Praveen PA, Director Defense & BFSI, from the Government of Telangana.  

In the meeting, various issues were related to the aerospace and components industry-related issues ranging for tariff and non-tariff challenges, supply chain bottlenecks and taxation of Intellectual property were discussed, and suggestions for removing the trade hurdlers between UK & India were discussed in length and measures when implemented will be a win-win for both the countries.

Dr. Arpita Mukherjee, Professor, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) has moderated the session and Mr. Anil Velde, DGM - Trade Promotion, IT and Marketing of World Trade Center Mumbai has welcomed the guests.

Mr. Bose K Nair, President, Mr. Y. Varaprasad Reddy, Vice President, Ms. Srujana, Associate Director & CMA B Mallikarjuna Gupta from World Trade Center Shamshabad & World Trade Center Visakhapatnam attended the session.