Israel India | Business Guide | 2017

016 > Greetings > Director General, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Israel-India > Business Guide > 2017 Dear readers, T he celebration of 25 years of diplomatic relations between India and Israel is a momentous occasion.The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is honored to partner closely in the economic engagement of the two countries.The publication of the Israel- India Business Guide will serve to take this engagement forward and we are delighted to participate in this initiative. Today,India and Israel have developed close cooperation across economic sectors,spanning agriculture,industry andmanufacturing,and services.We have engaged deeply in several knowledge areas for joint technology initiatives and knowledge expansion.Indeed,knowledge partnerships are the cornerstone of our overall economic engagement. CII through its cooperation agreements with Israeli industry organizations and academic institutions is proud to be a focal point for such economic and knowledge engagement.We have created a strong agenda of partnership withTel Aviv University to take forward Indian industry participation in programs developed by the two governments in areas such as agriculture productivity,defence production, and technology cooperation. The Global Innovation and Technology Alliance, a joint initiative of India’s Department of Science and Technology and CII, works with Israel on specific projects. CII aims to continue its close cooperation between the business and economic stakeholders of the two countries.I amconfident that the Israel-India Business Guide will be useful to us all as we deepen and strengthen our partnership. Yours, Chandrajit Banerjee Director General, CII Chandrajit Banerjee