CALENDAR OF ECONOMIC/ COMMERCIAL EVENTS IN 2003






  • Visit by a delegation of the National Committee on Disaster Management (21-25 January 2003).

  • Financial Times-NASSCOM Conference on 'Outsourcing to India', London, 28 January 2003.

  • Participation by the Council for Leather Exports in Footwear UK Expo, Birmingham (16-18 February 2003).

  • Visit by a joint Government-industry delegation for discussions on Ayurveda (16-18 February 2003).

  • Participation by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, APEDA and MPEDA in the International Food Exhibition (IFE), London (23-26 March 2003).

  • Visit by Finance Secretary (7-9 March 2003).

  • Visit by a joint Government-industry delegation for discussions on DNA fingerprinting of Basmati Rice (24 March 2003).

  • Sixth Meeting of the India-UK Round Table, London (7-9 May 2003).

  • Visit by Commerce & Industry Minister (14 May 2003).

  • Visit by Minister for Health & Family Welfare (15-16 May 2003).

  • Visit by the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (25-26 May 2003).

  • ESC-organised Indian IT participation, mostly by SMEs, in OutsourceWorld London at Earl's Court (3-5 June 2003).

  • NELP-IV Road Show with Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and a senior MNPG-ONGC-DGH team at London (5-6 June 2003).

  • Visit by the Minister for Labour (13-14 June 2003).

  • Visit by Commerce & Industry Minister (29 June - 3 July 2003).

  • CII CEOs Mission visited UK from 30 June-2 July 2003.

  • Visit by the Maharashtra Minister for Tourism (8-9 July 2003) for promotion of the 'Deccan Odyssey' luxury tourist train.

  • Visit by the Chief Minister of Gujarat (17-21 August 2003).

  • Visit by Minister for Power (20-24 October 2003).

  • Visit by Minister of State for Tourism, Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir and Tourism Ministers of various states for World Travel Mart, London (10-13 November 2003).

  • NASSCOM-Financial Times Conference on 'Outsourcing to India', London (25 November 2003).

  • Visit by a 6-member delegation from Chemicals and Allied Products Export Promotion Council (CAPEXIL) (30 November-2 December 2003).

    Economic and Commerce-Related Visits to India from the UK

  • Visit by Ms. Patricia Hewitt MP, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (6-8 January 2003).

  • Visit by Mr. Elliot Morley MP, Minister for Fisheries, Water & Nature Protection (6-9 February 2003).

  • Visit by Mr. Nigel Griffiths MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Small Business (11-14 February 2003).

  • Visit by Lord Bach of Lutterworth, Minister for Defence Procurement (February 2003).

  • Visit by Alderman Gavyn Arthur, Lord Mayor of the City of London (6-12 September 2003).

  • Visit by Mr. Gareth Thomas MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for International Development (18-19 September 2003).

  • Visit by Trade delegation from the Port of London led by Mr. Steve Cuthbert, Chief Executive (13-16 October 2003).

  • Visit by Trade Delegation from Northern Ireland (25 October-1 November 2003).

  • Visit by Trade Delegation from Wales (15-27 November 2003).

  • Visit by Sir David King, Chief Scientific Advisor to the British Government (26-28 November 2003).

  • Visit by Mr. Andrew Pinder, UK's e-Envoy (1-4 December 2003).