Government and Commerce Lockheed Martin’s Georgia facilities. The Indian Air The Consulate General of the Republic of India, which Force recently awarded Lockheed Martin a long-term opened in January 2012, is the official representation of sustainment contract to supply C-130 aircraft for its the Indian Government to the Southeastern U.S. fleet. Ambassador Nagesh Singh has served as Consul General since June 2015. The Consulate serves Academics Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, The University System of Georgia (USG) offers seven Tennessee, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. study abroad programs to India, where students can study business, biotechnology, anthropology and Atlanta has been home to the the Georgia Indo- veterinary medicine. More than 3,150 Indian students American Chamber of Commerce since 2001. were enrolled in USG schools during the 2015-16 school year and 83 USG students studied in India. Georgia has hosted the U.S. India Business Summit USG institutions currently host 189 visiting scholars (UIBS) annually since 2010. Indian officials partner with from Indian universities. the state of Georgia to organize this event focusing on key sectors such as life sciences, information The University of Georgia and SRM University in technology, logistics, real estate and investment. Chennai, India have developed joint research in the areas of biorefining, bioenergy, natural resource Novelis, the global leader in aluminum rolling and management and applied genetic technologies. recycling, was awarded the International Deal of the Year at the 2012 Georgia Governor’s International Emory University offers a Tibetan Studies program that Awards for opening their Global Research and is based out of Dharamsala, India. Technology Center in Kennesaw in early 2012. Novelis is based in Mumbai, India. 2017-2018 is the Year of India at Kennesaw State University. Featuring a full calendar of academic and In 2013, at the Bangalore India BIO convention, the cultural events exploring India's rich political, economic, Georgia Department of Economic Development signed and artistic history, the Year of India offers Kennesaw a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the State students and members of the Atlanta community Indian state of Karnataka committing to collaboration in a variety of ways to engage with Indian culture. the betterment of the life sciences and information technology industries and the communities they serve. Arts, Culture and Tourism

In 2016, the Rialto Center for the Arts in Atlanta In 2016, Governor Deal met with the Ambassador of featured musical performances by world-renowned India to the U.S., Arun K. Singh, to discuss Georgia’s Indian tabla musician Zakir Hussain. relationship with India. Ambassador Singh also visited

The Indian American Cultural Association of Atlanta celebrated India’s 70th Independence Day at the 20th There are at least 43 Indian facilities with Annual Festival of India in August 2016. operations in Georgia, of which at least 18 are manufacturing locations. These Indian-affiliated 57,000 Indians traveled to Georgia in 2015 spending companies employ more than 1,900 Georgians. A nearly $57 million. Travel from India to Georgia is list can be found online at insite.georgia.org. expected to grow by 47% by between 2015 and 2020, making it a key growth market for the state. Transportation International Trade Delta Air Lines provides daily one-stop flights from EXPORTS: In 2016, Georgia exports to India totaled Atlanta to Bangalore, New Delhi and Mumbai via $396.1 million, a 1% increase over 2015. India is connections in Paris or Amsterdam. currently the 20th largest export market for Georgia. The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) in Savannah has an Top exports from Georgia to India include: chemical established relationship with India. GPA offers three woodpulp, miscellaneous chemical products, scrap regular shipping services to the ports of Mumbai/Nhava paper or paperboard, kaolin and parts of gas turbines. Sheva, Mundra and Pipavav. GPA’s Brunswick Port also offers shipping services to Chennai. Georgia leads the nation in the export of the following goods to India: kaolin, stainless steel products and parts of airplanes or helicopters. About GDEcD The Georgia Department of Economic Development IMPORTS: In 2016, Georgia imports from India totaled (GDEcD) is the state’s sales and marketing arm, the $2.1 billion. India ranks 8th among Georgia’s importer lead agency for attracting new business investment, nations. encouraging the expansion of existing industry and small businesses, aligning workforce education and Top imports to Georgia from India include: home linens, training with in-demand jobs, locating new markets tractors, motor vehicle parts and accessories, carpets for Georgia products, attracting tourists to Georgia, and other textile floor coverings and medicaments. and promoting the state as a destination for arts and location for film, music and digital entertainment Capital Investment projects, as well as planning and mobilizing state resources for economic development. There are at least 54 Georgia companies with operations in India, including but not limited to: *Information valid as of June 2017 American Megatrends Aptean

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