| Description |
xxvi, 210 pages : map ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Parliamentary paper / The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, 0727-4181 ; no. 109 of 1998 |
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Parliamentary paper (Australia. Parliament) ; 1998, no. 109
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| Contents |
Section 1. India - coming into focus -- Chapter 1. India's transition from a closed to an open economy -- History since independence -- Non-aligned movement (NAM) -- Centrally planned economy -- Crisis for the Indian economy -- Balance of payments crisis -- Managing change from a closed to an open economy -- Increasing middle class -- The role of states -- Globalisation -- Chapter 2. Australia and India - a developing relationship -- India - its part in Australia's foreign policy pre 1991 -- Early bilateral trade -- Effect of NAM on Australia-India relations -- Warming of Australia-India relations -- Australia's India relations post 1991 -- Trade and other initiatives -- The midnight hour report -- Australia India - new horizons promotion -- Academic-educational links -- Australia-India complementarities -- Lack of cultural and commercial awareness -- Ongoing issues - economic, political, social, cultural -- Chapter 3. India's economic significance -- Advantage India -- India's economy - post 1991 -- Economic reforms -- India's budget 1997-98 and interim budget 1998-99 -- Export and import policy (EXIM) -- The Indian market -- Impact of Asian currency crisis -- Economic outlook -- Section 2. Strengthening Australia's trade and investment in India -- Chapter 4. Building Australia's interests in India -- Trade outcomes and objectives -- Australia's India strategy -- Market access strategy -- Market development strategy -- Business and research interests -- Specialised research centres -- Future of specialised research centres -- Language skills -- Business organisations -- Developing communication strategies -- Australia's development cooperation program with India -- Chapter 5. Doing business in India -- Australia's trade and investment performance -- Australian presence in India -- Austrade -- Impediments to business -- Perceptions of Australia -- Tariff and quantitative restrictions -- Bureaucratic delays -- Development import finance facility (DIFF) -- Visa issue -- Critical factors for commercial success in India -- Australia's competitors in the India market -- New business -- Issues affecting Australian Business in India -- Environment -- Child labour -- Intellectual property and trade -- Section 3. Trade and investment opportunities -- Chapter 6. Opportunities for Australian trade -- Areas of export potential -- Services exports -- Chapter 7. Opportunities for Australian investment -- Infrastructure -- Ports -- Roads -- Power -- Information technology and telecommunications -- Mining and minerals exploration -- Agri-Food -- Insurance -- Section 4. Importance of the region -- Chapter 8. Regional engagement -- India - a regional player -- India's international relations - an overview -- India's nuclear program -- Participation in APEC and ASEM -- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation and South Asian Preerential Trading Arrangement -- Indian Ocean Rim - Association for Regional Cooperation IOR-ARC - beyond India? -- A regional outlook for Australian business -- Role of the Western Australian Government -- Improving awareness of the region -- Regional intellectual-cultural engagement -- Availability and suitability of regional information -- Appendices |
| Analysis |
Australia overseas comparisons |
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Australian investment overseas |
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Economic conditions |
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Exports |
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Federal issue |
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Foreign policy alignment |
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India |
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Regional trading blocs |
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Statistics |
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Trade |
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Trade in services |
| Notes |
"June 1998" |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Also published as Parliamentary paper (Australia. Parliament) ; 109/1998 |
| Subject |
Investments, Foreign -- Australia.
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Investments, Foreign -- India.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Commerce http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114305 -- India.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80125948
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India -- Commerce http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008104531 -- Australia.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326
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| Author |
MacGibbon, David.
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Sinclair, Ian 1929-
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| ISBN |
0642258708 |
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