A gathering of the Joint Task Force Committee of ‘India-Indonesia Investment and Business Forum’ to establish new areas of cooperation, develop infrastructure, tourism, commerce and connectivity to boost enterprise relations was held in Port Blair on Tuesday, officers stated.
India is eager on expediting commerce and tourism with Indonesia, particularly in Andaman and Nicobar Islands due to its much less distance from many of the ports in India.
Indonesia’s Sabang port in Aceh is round 90 nautical miles from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. From Port Blair, the gap from Chennai and Kolkata is 794 nautical miles and 901 nautical miles respectively.
Thus, items procured from Indonesia can be much less in Andaman in comparison with these introduced from Chennai and Kolkata as transportation prices can be much less.
The assembly with Indonesian delegates was attended by Andaman and Nicobar Lieutenant Governor D Okay Joshi, Director for South and Central Asian Affairs of the Indonesian authorities, Jatmiko Heru Prasetyo, MEA Joint Secretary Vishvas Sapkal, moreover different delegates, the officers stated.
This is the second assembly of the Task Force Committee. The first assembly was held in Jakarta on November 25, 2019.
The delegates mentioned alternatives out there for investments within the infrastructure sector in Banda Aceh and Sabang Free Port in Indonesia, and in different sectors resembling tourism, fisheries and maritime, the officers stated.
During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go to to Indonesia in 2018, he referred to as for a Joint Task Force Committee from each side to spice up bilateral investments.
Andaman and Nicobar MP Kuldeep Sharma instructed PTI that this assembly goes to be a boon for each nations as that is going to generate revenues and employment.
