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POLITICAL STABILITY OPPORTUNITY
TO DEEPEN NZ-INDIA TIES
Shamubeel Eaqub,
Principal Economist, NZIER
A
continuation of the old
guard in the 2014 general
election means few surprises.
It provides a stable platform to deepen ties
between New Zealand and India. New Zealand
Indians will be the key link in closing the
cultural, business and economic gaps between
these two nations.
The National party returned to power with a
resounding victory in the 2014 general elections.
The details of the fnal form of government are
still to be fnalised, but National will lead with
a majority.
A resounding victory gives National the
political mandate and necessary seats in the
Parliament to implement policies. However,
National also realises that policies cannot be
railroaded through without due process and
buy-in or future governments would reverse
them. John Key, the Prime Minister, has warned
against complacency to his elected colleagues.
The return of National for a third term will
see two themes: a continuation of existing
policy changes on most fronts; and a more
concerted push to realise legacy policies.
The implications for the local Indian
community will be through a number of
channels: the general governance environment,
trade, immigration and investment.
Continuation of existing policies
The National party has been driving through
WHATS OUR NAT GAIN?
National will
pursue some
policies that will
leave a lasting
legacy
NZ Firsts MP Mahesh Bindra and National MPs Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi and Dr Parmjeet Parmar
T
he NZ general elections 2014 not only brought John Key back to the Prime Ministers offce for the third time, but also placed three Kiwi-Indians as members of Parliament for the frst time in the
history of the country. Political pundits have predicted that Keys continuation as the Prime Minister will ensure stability in the economic development of the country. But the bigger question is will
the election of the Kiwi-Indian MPs impact the community in any particular way?
About 12,000 km away, another interesting project was launched this week. The Make in India initiative that was telecast in real time in Auckland, has caught the interest of not just the Kiwi-Indians
but of Kiwis in general. With the opening up of the Foreign Direct Investment, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has literally opened up the Pandoras Box of viable ventures. As if this wasnt
enough, soon after, Modi few straight to the US and made his way to the hearts of millions as he wove his magic with words at the Madison Square in New York City. About 20,000 people were fortunate
to physically attend the venue, but many more woke up in the wee hours of the morning to tune in to Modis magic even if it was being unleashed some 14,000 km away. There is something appealing
about Modis rustic Hindi that endears the heart and transcends physical distance and flls up every vacuum from Manhattan to Mars.
To understand how these diverse developments converge to affect our everyday life, heres what the experts have to say.
Experts help us understand the impact of the general election that brought three Kiwi-Indians
to the Parliament, as well as the National Party back to power for the third term in a row
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a broad programme of change over the last
two terms across many areas of business,
welfare, health and education. The Business
Growth Agenda for example has a number of
initiatives, which appear small individually, but
powerful collectively. The rolling maul of new
initiatives will continue to unfold over the next
three years.
The pace of policy change has been gradual.
A tight fscal environment has been a hand
brake, caused by recession and the cost of the
Canterbury earthquakes. It is also philosophical
with the stance of policy making centrist
and deliberate in most instances. Fiscal
responsibility and thus gradual policy-making
will continue.
Legacy policies
National will also pursue some policies that
will leave a lasting legacy. These are likely to
focus on critical areas like health, education
welfare and housing. There will also be a focus
on less hard measures, like a change in the
national fag.
Policies on health, education and welfare
are likely to be within broad parameters already
discussed. They will not be a surprise. There
have also been a few areas of policy focus,
which have been slow in progress. Housing has
been one such area.
Reforms of the Resource Management
Act (RMA), which plays an important part in
land supply and use is likely to be a priority.
Reform of the local government sector is also
an unfnished business.
Implications for the economy
There are few immediate implications for
the New Zealand economy. A continuation of
the old guard will mean no big policy shocks.
It will be the usual economic factors that will
drive the cycle: interest rates, exchange rates
and global growth.
The big legacy policies are structural
reforms that will affect the economy over a
long period. Such reforms are likely to be
measured in decades rather than within a three-
year electoral term.
Implications for NZ-India relations
There is unlikely to be much change in
policies relating to trade, immigration and
investment. But there are opportunities for
deepening New Zealands ties with India to
create greater economic prosperity.
A returned centrist National government and
a reformist Modi government in India may be
an opportunity to deepen NZ-India ties. The
economic rise of India is palpable. Millions
have climbed out of poverty and the number
of middle class families is soaring. This will
create opportunities for both nations.
Trade between NZ-India remains under-
developed. For example, Australia exports
twice as much to India as New Zealand (after
accounting for the size of economies). Tourism
with India is surging, but there is opportunity
for much greater growth. Migration for study,
work and family are strong, but more needs to
happen to connect up NZ-Indians with local
businesses to open opportunities for trade and
investment.
We know that formal economic ties are only
one part of doing business together. Cultural
nuances and understanding each others way of
doing business is just as critical.
Foreign investment rules are unlikely to
change much. Knowledge intensive capital
fows are essential to deepen economic ties
between countries. Investment fows with India
are still modest compared to potential economic
ties between the two countries.
A platform for deeper ties
An unchanged government means policy
direction will remain the same. The stability
is an opportunity to deepen NZ-India ties. The
long term gains for the two nations are obvious
this could be the time to hurry things along.
INDIAN AND NEW ZEALAND BUSINESS
INTERESTS ALIGN POST-ELECTION
Sanjay Kumar and
Vidya Garimella,
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T
he 2014 general election has
seen John Keys National
Party secure the frst absolute majority of seats
in Parliament in nearly 20 years.
As National enters its third consecutive
term in Government, New Zealanders can
expect current economic policies to continue.
Amongst these policies is Nationals target to
double the value of New Zealands exports and
increase the ratio of exports to GDP from 30%
to 40% by 2025.
While China remains our largest trading
partner, plans to increase trade should see the
Government progressing trade negotiations
with other emerging economies.
As a rapidly growing economy, India
presents a wealth of opportunities for New
John Key celebrating his victory in Election 2014
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Zealand businesses. India is New Zealands
15th largest bilateral trading partner and is
predicted to be the third-largest economy in
the world by 2025. In New Zealand, Indian is
the second largest Asian ethnicity following
Chinese and Hindi is the fourth most spoken
language behind English, Maori and Samoan.
At the New Zealand India Friendship
Associations (NZIFA) event for the launch
of the Indian Governments Make in India
campaign, Peter Baker, a senior business
executive and an advisor at New Zealand Trade
and Enterprise, aptly discussed an important
aspect New Zealands economic success. He
said New Zealand frst achieved economic
success when the British settlers arrived and
used their networks in the United Kingdom
to build their businesses in New Zealand.
Likewise, now is the perfect time for Kiwi-
Indians to harness their connections with the
motherland to achieve mutually benefcial
economic outcomes in both India and New
Zealand.
The recent New Zealand general election
sees three Indian candidates, Kanwaljit Singh
Bakshi and Parmjeet Parmar of National
and Mahesh Bindra of New Zealand First,
successfully enter the Parliament. With this
notable result, an increased representation
of Kiwi-Indian interests in the Parliament is
anticipated.
At the NZIFA event, Kanwaljit Singh
Bakshi reaffrmed that National will continue
pushing for a Free Trade Agreement with
India. It is also worth noting that the NZ Inc
India Strategy, launched by Prime Minister
John Key on October 11, should continue being
implemented under the reelected Government.
This strategy should see a growth in
merchandise exports, services trade with India
and an improvement to the bilateral investment
framework.
On the other side of the world, Indian Prime
Minister Narendra Modi launched his ambitious
Make in India campaign on September 25th.
The event was broadcast live across India and
to diplomatic missions abroad, including the
NZIFA event in Auckland. Top industrialists
and executives expressed their support for the
campaign in New Delhi, including Reliance
Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, Tata
Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry, Wipro chairman
Azim Premji, Aditya Birla Groups Kumar
Mangalam Birla, ICICI Banks Chanda
Kochhar, and Lockheed Martins Phil Shaw.
Make in India aims to turn the country
into a global manufacturing hub and promises
investors a conducive environment for doing
business by simplifying regulatory processes,
reducing the burden of compliance and
developing infrastructure. Manufacturing
contributes only 15% to Indias gross domestic
product; Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants
to raise it to 25%.
Indias High Commissioner to New Zealand,
Ravi Thapar, emphasised that New Zealand had
more to offer than just its agricultural exports.
This is a smart, technology-savvy country,
With this notable
result, an increased
representation
of Kiwi-Indian
interests in the
Parliament is
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he said, mentioning the success of individuals
such as Peter Jackson and companies such
as Gallagher Group, Pacifc Hovercraft, and
Xero. Stating that the New Zealand economy
was constrained by its size, Ravi Thapar
encouraged investors to look to India, which
presents incredible potential for business.
The Make in India initiative will act as
a frst reference point for guiding foreign
investors on all aspects of regulatory and
policy issues and assist them in obtaining
regulatory clearances. A dedicated cell has
been created to answer queries from business
entities through a newly created web portal
(www.makeinindia.com).
The back-end support team of the cell
will be answering specifc queries within 72
hours. Other widgets on the website homepage
will inform you about Sectors, Live Projects,
Policies and Frequently Asked Questions.
A range of sectors including tourism and
hospitality, ports, aviation, railways, renewable
energy, and wellness are covered in detail.
Make in India, according to the website,
represents an attitudinal shift in how India
relates to investors: not as a permit-issuing
authority, but as a true business partner. With
both New Zealand and Indian Governments
actively encouraging commerce, this is the
right time for New Zealand investors to focus
on India as a serious business destination.
The views expressed in this article are
those of the authors and do not necessarily
represent the views of EY.
INDIAN NEW ZEALANDERS HAVE A
ROLE TO PLAY IN NZ-INDIA RELATIONS
Dr Ashok Sharma,
Honorary Academic,
Politics and International
Relations, University of
Auckland
The 2014 General election has given
National Party a clear cut majority making
John Key Prime Minister for the third term.
Some interesting frsts have been created in
this election. For the frst time in the last 30
years any party has got clear majority and the
Labour Party suffered its worst defeat in the
last 100 years. But another frst in this election
is the growing number of MPs from different
ethnicities in the NZ Parliament, newly
elected representatives ranging across age,
background and sexual orientation.
The new Parliament has three MPs of
Indian-origin - Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi and
Parmjeet Parmar from National Party and
Mahesh Bindra from NZ First. This refects
the increasing number of population of Indians
in New Zealand as well as their political
participation. Indian community has been
active in politics through their participation in
both the main political parties in recent years.
Indian community is the fastest growing
ethnic community in New Zealand. Of late,
Indian community is getting prominence in
New Zealands socioeconomic and political
life. There is a fast growing Indian community
in New Zealand numbering around 100,000,
constituting 2.5 % of New Zealands total
population (2006 census), is settled all across
the country. Their presence can be felt in many
walks of life from public life to business,
medicine, engineering, information and
technology, education, sports, motel and small
businesses, agriculture and arts.
Diaspora plays an important role in bridging
the nations. Indian diaspora has been termed
a Model Minority in the North American
context and they have played an infuential
role in the relationship between their newly
adopted country and motherland. Indian
Americans contribution in the socio-cultural
and economic realms of the United States and
their role in the US-India relationship are cited
as an example in this case.
Although the Indian community is making
their presence felt in different walks of life in
New Zealand, their professional success has
not reached the level from where they can focus
on political activism either in New Zealand
domestic politics or play an active role in New
Zealands relationship with India. However,
Indian diaspora in New Zealand is being
engaged on this front by the government and
institutions. The trend of 2014 election refects
that Indians in New Zealand is preparing
itself to transform their professional success
to political activism. In the coming years the
Indian New Zealanders will play a more active
role in New Zealand-India relations.
The role of Indian diaspora will become
signifcant in New Zealands relationship
with India. Today building a relationship
with India is top priority of NZ-India Inc
and the steps have been taken by the New
Zealand government to conclude the Free
Trade Agreement. The growing New Zealand-
India trade relationship is most noticeable in
the increasing tempo of two-way high level
visits, the growing trade relationship and the
negotiations towards a bilateral free trade
agreement. For enhancing the trade relations
it is important that both countries understand
each others requirements, the market needs,
trade patterns between the two countries
and business opportunities for New Zealand
and Indian companies in terms of products,
services and investment.
Narendra Modi-led BJP government in
India has given top priority to economic
development. Modi government is a business-
friendly government, which is welcoming to
foreign investors. He has promised corruption-
free, effcient governance, a rationalised tax
regime and speedy e-governance that will cut
back on bureaucratic red tape. This will help
the speedy development of ongoing free trade
negotiation between New Zealand and India.
The BJP is also known for its diaspora-
friendly policy and the recent announcement
of PM Modi during his visit to the US that
all People of Indian Origin will have life-
time visas is an indication that the Indian
government will engage Indian diaspora
across the globe.
It augurs well for NZ-Indians as they can
facilitate in NZ-India relations when the
two business-oriented leaders John Key and
Narendra Modi are at the helm of affairs in
New Zealand and India.
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Two business-
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Singapore Airlines to boost supplementary flights to Christchurch by
a further 28 percent for the summer season
S
ingapore Airlines will add fve additional
fights to Christchurch over the summer
period, on top of the 18 supplementary
fights already announced for the season. The
fights will depart Christchurch on 19 and 21
December, with three more fights departing
16, 17 and 23 February.
Singapore Airlines has added the fights in
response to continued high seasonal demand for
business and leisure travel into and out of the
South Island, due to people visiting friends and
family over the busy summer holidays, as well
as increased tourism driven by major sporting
events such as the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
Edwin Chiang, General Manager, Singapore
Airlines, New Zealand said, Christchurch
remains an extremely important long-term
market for us. We have already had a strong
customer response to the additional 18 fights we
announced, because customers from around the
South Island and the provinces fnd it extremely
convenient to depart from Christchurch with
the ease of single terminal transfer to their fnal
destination, be it the key markets in Europe and
Asia or anywhere across our global network of
63 destinations in 35 countries.
The additional 28 percent boost in
supplementary fights at the height of seasonal
demand gives travellers better fight options,
as well as extra frequency and additional cargo
capacity for exporters. It is our pleasure to
support the Christchurch recovery in this way.
Malcolm Johns, Chief Executive of
Christchurch International Airport, says the
additional increase in fights is welcome news.
Its fantastic to see increased demand for
travel to Christchurch. Singapore Airlines has
been in partnership with Christchurch and the
South Island for 28 years and continues to show
support with on-going capacity increases over
the past four years. The airline is a critical
partner in South East Asia for the South Island
and for Christchurch Airport. We appreciate the
loyalty it continues to show by bringing
international travellers to the South Island
to experience our place in the world.
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New community arts
fund announced
A
new $250,000 fund aimed at boosting
community arts in Christchurch is part
of a joint initiative between Christchurch
City Council and Creative New Zealand. The
one-off Community Arts Development Fund
(CADF) is aimed at supporting projects that
will investigate, grow and promote community
arts opportunities in the wider Christchurch
area.The fund, which is open to individuals,
groups and organisations, has been made
available by Creative New Zealand and will be
administered by Christchurch City Council.
Up to $25,000 is available to individual
applicants, with no upper limit to the amount
that groups or organisations can request.
Dr Karleen Edwards, Christchurch City
Council Chief Executive, says the fund will
provide greater opportunities for communities
to develop new arts initiatives and projects.
Art and culture have always played an
important role in communities throughout
Christchurch, and even more so since the
earthquakes, which damaged or destroyed a lot
of community art, she says.
Its hoped that this new fund will inspire
people to develop arts-focussed initiatives that
engage and build stronger relationships with
their community.
From online arts forums or professional
development programmes for local artists who
work with communities, through to youth-led
arts projects or commissioned artworks the
possibilities for funding are endless.
For more information visit :www.ccc.
govt . nz/ ci t yl ei sure/ communi t yfundi ng/
creativecommunities/
Applications for funding close 15 June 2015.
NZ IceFest 2014
opens to the public
A
ll things Antarctic will come to
Christchurch this weekend with the
launch of NZ IceFest 2014.
Lady June Hillary, widow of New Zealand
icon Sir Edmund Hillary, will break an
ice ribbon on Saturday morning, offcially
opening the two week festival focused on New
Zealands relationship with Antarctica and the
Southern Ocean.
Prior to this, a team of eight Malamute sled
dogs will pull the Christchurch tram along its
tracks from Cathedral Junction to the festival
site entrance on
the western side of
Cathedral Square.
Lady Hillary, and
other invited guests,
will be aboard the
tram.
NZ IceFest
Director Chlo
Dear says the dog
tram pull was a
ftting open for the
biennial festival which runs from Saturday 27
September to Sunday 12 October.
NZ IceFest features a range of Antarctic-
themed activities, seminars, exhibitions and
educational programmes, all aimed at educating
and celebrating the icy continent.
Highlight attractions for opening weekend
include:
NZ IceFest Opening
Sled dog tram pull followed by Lady June
Hillary breaking a ribbon of ice.
Local boards gain
powers to object to
alcohol licences
A
uckland Council has delegated local
boards the power to object to alcohol
licence applications in their area.
Until yesterdays Governing Body meeting,
local boards did not have the authority to
engage in legal proceedings such as objecting
to an application for an alcohol licence.
Like any party objecting to a licence
application, local boards will be required to
follow strict criteria outlined in the Sale &
Supply of Alcohol
Act 2012. Criteria
such as the suitability
of the applicant and
whether the amenity
and good order of the
locality may affect the
area are just some of
the grounds required
to make an objection.
An objection by
any resident, business,
local board or agency (e.g. Police, Medical
Board of Health) must be fled with the District
Licensing Committee (DLC) within 15 working
days of the frst public notice announcing an
application has been made.DLCs consider all
aspects of the application and any objections
before they make the decision on whether to
grant or decline an application. In making their
fnal decision the DLC must follow the criteria
set out in the Act. For more information visit
aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/alcohol
Truck load of recycling
kicks off councils
recycling campaign
A
truck load of recycling was dumped in
Aotea Square last week to highlight to
Aucklanders how important it is to recycle
right.
The event kicks off a month-long focus
on recycling, and also marks the beginning
of Make the Most of Waste a two-year
campaign to step Aucklanders through changes
to waste services in coming years, and achieve
the aspirational goal of zero waste by 2040.
The event used the contents of 35 recycling
bins, dumped and then sorted on the spot
by council staff. Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse
and a number of local board members from
around the region attended the event and rolled
up their sleeves to help.
The event demonstrated the importance of
recycling right, by highlighting wrong items
that can be found in the average household
recycling bin.
Some of the most common wrong items in
recycling include:
plastic bags
medical waste and sharps
food waste
material e.g. clothing and curtains
batteries
The councils focus on recycling throughout
October will include extensive engagement
with communities and a media campaign.
A new online search tool is now available on
the councils website and mobile app, so people
can easily fnd detailed guidance on what can
and cant be recycled.
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No place for racism in NZ
Jenny McNee
IWK Bureau
R
ace Relations Commissioner Dame
Susan Devoy says people like
Queenstown taxi driver Ganesh Paramanathan
who go public and shine the spotlight on racial
abuse are courageous and do so on all our
behalf. They make our country a better place
to live in by standing up to racial abuse and
demanding change.
A Queenstown Constable Jenny McNee, 44,
was discharged without conviction after having
been found guilty of a charge of recklessly
using insulting words towards the taxi-driver,
in court two weeks ago.
Dame Susan says the important thing
in this case is that Ganeshs humiliating
experience wasnt ignored but was investigated
by Police and put before the courts.
Anyone who thinks racism does not exist
in New Zealand needs to know that of the
thousands of complaints received by the Human
Rights Commission each year: more than a
third are racial discrimination complaints.
Human rights is based on dignity, respect and
mana: treating others as you would like to be
treated yourself. New Zealanders need to give
all New Zealanders a fair go.
Human rights begin at home, said Dame
Susan. New Zealands excellent human
rights record is cheapened if some of us
continue to face racial abuse by the very
people were trying to get home safely.
Racism has no place in our country and that
includes late night taxi rides. I hope drivers
refuse to transport drunken abusive passengers.
This incident has been given the ethnic
communities in the country an assurance
about the non-partisan services provided by
Police when it comes to human rights issues,
especially because the accused was from the
same fraternity that is entrusted with the task of
safeguarding the people.
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Celebrating Peace
Maya Shivam
T
he Indian Weekender and I am Woman
are proud to have been a part of Auckland
Peace City Celebration of Nuclear Free New
Zealand event was organized by the Whau
Local Board along with the members of the
Peace Foundation and Waitakere Ranges. It
was a day where members of the community
came together in honour of the United Nations
International Day for the Total Elimination of
Nuclear Weapons
The event kicked off with an 8 year old girl
Mackenzie Mabey of Titirangi Primary School
who inspired the Rainbow Peace Poppy Project
was joined about 40 parents and children plus
a couple of drummers, piper and a torch bearer
for a Peace Poppy Parade through Titirangi
Village.
Amongst other activities there were speeches
by community leaders, cultural performances
by Avondale College, Green Bay High School,
the SGI exhibition Everything you Treasure
for a World Free from Nuclear Weapons and
fnally the Dove Blessing Ceremony where a
large number of Peace Doves were released to
mark the spread of the message of peace far and
wide. The one thing that everyone came back
with was a sense of pride at living in a Nuclear
Free country.
(Clockwise from top) Art of peace,
Peace poppies, Dove blessings
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NEW ZEALAND
Kiwis comment on the lions step
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modis launch of the Make in India campaign was telecast live in Auckland. We
asked some of the leading business professionals who attended the event to comment on the initiative
Jay Changlani
National India Business
Relations, Grant Thornton
New Zealand
T
he launch of Make in India campaign was as much about the new initiative as about the man behind it. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the star of the occasion as a galaxy
of industry leaders showered praise on him for his vision as Modi connected and bonded with the large gathering in his chatty and conversational style.
Modi gave new meaning to the old acronym FDI frst develop India through his 40-minute speech that was largely focused on ways to make India a manufacturing destination
of the world. The tone for the event was set by Commerce Minister Nirmala Sithraman, who in her brief but lucid address, pointed to the initiatives of the government to boost growth
and manufacturing while admitting that the country in the past had been identifed with red tapism and inspector raj.
We are fully conscious and want to chart out a new course, she said. The government had identifed 25 sectors in which India can become the world leader, she added.
I congratulate the Prime Minister India,
Mr Modi, on his initiative to cut red tape,
spur foreign investment and transform India
into a manufacturing powerhouse. This
presents a fantastic opportunity for New
Zealand businesses to use their world-class IP
and technology in Indian manufacturing.
I really feel privileged to attend this historic
event Make in India by Rt Hon Indian Prime
Minister - all over the world. Its really a good
on part of India High commission to involve
local business community in this initiative.
I think if Indian Government will really
work towards this goal as said in Mr Modis
speech, it can be a turnaround in Indian history.
As he rightly said, we have the most talented,
hard-working work force who can produce the
things at fraction of cost in Western world.
I am of the view that If correct policies are
in place and investors are given guarantees for
protection of their investment and corruption at
higher political levels can be kept in check, then
India is most desirable place to invest in.
I left India in 1982 due to corruption and not
recognizing the talent of people who actually
do innovation. In 1979 when I was working
for Punjab State Electronic Corporation, I
designed and made 3 permanent magnet high
speed motors (50K - 200k rpm) using local
materials, which were previously imported
from UK and Russia and used in Main battle
tank of India.
When few years back, I went to see my this
same factory in Mohali, Punjab, I was surprise
to know that they are still making those motors
and supplying to Indian govt owned factory
manufacturing Main battle tank of India.
These motors are still part of main battle
tank clearing smoke from barrel of gun after
fring, circulating water around barrel to cool
down barrel after fring and transferring diesel
from 200ltr drums to tanks - fuel tank.
You will be really surprised to know that
I designed and make those motors at my own
without any technical and logistic help from
senior management, when I started working
as Trainee Engineer and never was promoted
beyond that.
I dont think New Zealand will beneft
much from this make in India move as we
dont have any large scale industry which can
be shifted or branched-out to India.
If we can transfer our technical know-how
in areas of our businesses in highly capital
intensive fled of manufacturing in India.
Good luck and all the best to India for
success of Make In India project.
With this bold new initiative taken by Modi
government, he has sent a message to the world
that India is serious about business. I would
highly recommend that any New Zealand
Business wanting to invest there should look
at the internet portal www.makeinindia.gov.in.
This will give them confdence that they should
not only consider India as a trading destination
but also look at the possibility of producing their
products there. I am in touch with my friends
and relations in India and they experience frst-
hand many of the good changes which have
taken place with the bureaucracy. So I am more
confdent than ever to invite investors to look at
India as a manufacturing destination and Make
in India.
Paula Ray
Kuldeep Arora
Director, India Gate restaurant
Sudesh
Jhunjhnuwala
CEO Sudima Hotels, NZ
and Australia
Continued on Pg12
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This is a superb investment. Properties of this calibre are tightly held and this is a unique
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Staged development
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Consented clean fill with potential expansion
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A land holding of this size on the North Shore rarely comes available. The ability to develop
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Are pregnant women getting enough
key nutrients?
IWK Bureau
A
research study at Massey University aims
to uncover more about the dietary habits of
pregnant women in New Zealand.
Good nutrition during pregnancy is essential
for both mother and baby, but little is known
about what New Zealand women are eating at
this vital time.
Its a topic that Master of Human Nutrition
student Michele Eickstaedt is passionate about.
Ive always wanted to study the health of
pregnant women, and I have a passion for the
important roles of omega-3s for optimal health
as well, so this study enables me to combine
both interests and will hopefully provide some
useful information for pregnant women.
We have such scant knowledge about what
pregnant women are eating in New Zealand, and
whether they are getting enough key nutrients,
such as omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated
fatty acids in their diets.
Omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty
acids are found in the membranes of every cell
of the human body. Their nutritional sources
are a range of foods, including meat, poultry,
fsh, vegetable oils, and some vegetables.
Other studies have reported that modern
diets in countries similar to New Zealand do not
supply pregnant women with adequate amounts
of omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty
acids.
Dr Cath Conlon, a lecturer in human
nutrition and one of the studys supervisors,
says the limited information locally about
what pregnant women are eating means it is
unknown if the daily dietary recommendations
are being met.
The health outcomes are the key. These
fatty acids are essential building blocks for
almost every cell in the body. Theyre really
important for the babys brain development and
growth, and theyre really important for the
mothers health as well. Its a double whammy
good for baby, good for mum, she says.
The study is looking for at least 450 women
of any ethnic origin from across New Zealand to
fll in an anonymous online survey. Participants
need to be aged 16 years and over, live in
New Zealand, and be in their last trimester of
pregnancy.
If people dont have the facilities to
participate online, we can send out hard copies
of the survey to them, says Ms Eickstaedt. The
questionnaire takes about 15 to 20 minutes to
complete.
On completion of the survey, study
participants will receive a link to the Ministry
of Healths guide Eating for Healthy Pregnant
Women, and also go into the draw to win one
of two subscriptions to OHBaby! magazine for
a year.
Ms Eickstaedt says if participants want to
receive a summary of the research fndings,
they can indicate that when they complete the
survey. This is such important information,
and we are grateful to the women who give up
their time to take part. Hopefully it will help
other pregnant women in the future.
The survey is available online until 20
December 2014.
To complete it go to: https://www.
surveymonkey.com/s/pufa
For further information, visit the website:
http://www.massey.ac.nz/pufa
The project has been reviewed and approved
by the Massey University Human Ethics
Committee: Northern, application: 14/027.
To contact Michele Eickstaedt,
email: M.Eickstaedt@massey.ac.nz or
call: 09 414 0800 ext 43815.
I think the New Government in India realises
the importance of facilitating growth of industries
in India and the huge job opportunities that it
would create. New Zealand based investors
can expect to take advantage or leverage the
low cost skilled labour that is available in
India to make their products more competitive
and enter the biggest market in the world.
Make in India is a great initiative by the
Modi Government. Prime Minister Modi is
determined to push the country into new orbit.
He is in a rush to make India the preferred
manufacturing destination of the world. This
will of course create employment opportunities
domestically. While it is a great step forward,
more needs to be done to create a business
friendly atmosphere for inward investments
and a radical change needs to take place in
the infrastructure where such large scale
manufacturing can take place.
For New Zealand businesses, it is a step in
the right direction. It sends the right signals
that NZ exporters can beneft from the highly
skilled labour force that India provides of an
international quality. India will also provide NZ
frms an opportunity to use the global footprint
of India to enter new markets.
Ranjit
Amarendra Jha
Managing Director, Bank of
India (NZ) Ltd
Sunil Kaushal
Chairman, India NZ Business
Council
Continued from Pg11
Masters student Michele Eickstaedt
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Two gold medals for Goldie Wines
G
oldie Wines on Waiheke Island has won its frst gold medals for new owners, University
of Auckland and winemaker, Heinrich Storm. Two Goldie Syrah wines from the 2013
vintage took two of the eight gold medals awarded in the Syrah category at the recent NZ
International Wine Show.
The Goldie Syraah 2013 and Goldie Reserve Syrah 2013 were awarded gold in what
Heinrich says is a signifcant achievement for the new operation.
Heinrich was previously winemaker for the vineyard when it was owned by multi-award
winning Goldwater Wines.
These Gold medals are the sort of results that we want, especially as this is the biggest
competition in New Zealand and includes international as well as domestic wines from all our
overseas wine-making competitors.
There were only eight gold medals awarded in the Syrah class and Goldie Wines took
away two of them. These results will help swing perceptions that Goldie Wines are a top-class
commercial operation, he says.
He says the new team has also found its feet and settled in now. Goldie Wines, although
owned by the University and used as a base for its wine science courses, is a commercial
vineyard as well as a research and academic vineyard.
Zoofari a winner for low decile schools
T
housands of students from low decile schools are reaping the benefts of an innovative
conservation education programme being offered through a partnership between Auckland
Zoo and The Warehouse Group.
Over 6,800 students and 660 supervising adults from 34 decile 1-3 Auckland schools have
now been able to access The Warehouse School Zoofari, which has just completed its second
year and is on track to reach 10,000 students by 2015.
A lot of these kids have had little or no opportunities to connect with wildlife. Here theyre
getting to see the likes of tuatara and kea up-close and discovering, through our Te Wao Nui
precinct, the rich diversity of habitats our New Zealand taonga live in. Or they might fnd
themselves just centimetres away from an elephant or exploring the inside of our towering
giraffe house, says Auckland Zoo schools programme manager, Brian Ireland.
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FESTIVE SPECIAL
Waitakere celebrates Diwali
W
aitakere Indian Association (WIA) is
once again gearing for its annual Diwali
event at the House of Diwali, the Trusts Arena
at Central Park Drive in Henderson where we
will see the biggest indoor Diwali event in New
Zealand. Waitakere Diwali, as usual, will be
held at Trusts Arena on Saturday 18th October,
2014 from 11am to 10pm, culminating in grand
freworks display.
Once again the auspicious Hindu festival
of lights, Diwali heralds the time for physical
and spiritual cleansing. With its message of
encompassing all the communities, Diwali has
progressively taken a broader role as an as an
Indian festival which has transformed more
into a socially-bonding community event.
The annual Waitakere event may perhaps
be the last few communityorganized Diwali
in New Zealand where the community in
partnership with its City Council and sponsors,
sits on the drivers seat to organize this bonding
event. Waitakere Indian Association (WIA) has
been doing this since 2000. It was felt that since
Diwali is a Hindu Festival and rooted in Indian
culture, it should best be left to the people who
know and appreciate its religious, mythological,
traditional and now growing social signifcance
and associated sensitivities. Hence, WIA once
again is happy to announce and organize this
event, with other invited partner and sponsors.
We feel Diwali needs to retain its theme
and not be swept by the increasing effects
of commercialization, westernization and
Hollywood and Bollywood infuence. Therefore
while mindful of the increasing social bonding
signifcance of Diwali, its theme should not be
diluted to such an extent that it merely becomes
yet another Western event bereft of any worthy
cultural, traditional or religious signifcance
that it currently holds.
Because of the wider social integration
promoted by the message of Diwali, the event
has become a springboard that launches better
relationship, understanding and appreciation by
the wider Kiwi communities towards the broad
theme of Diwali.
Diwali celebrations at the heart of
government in Wellington, proves a point
that with good community leadership and
community efforts, migrant communities can
enrich their adopted countries with diversity
they introduce. Indians and people of Indian
origin in general and Hindus in particular
have proved this through the medium of the
enlightening lights of Diwali and sweetening
sweetness of Diwali sweets. Without any
doubts, these migrants have enriched the
cultural landscape of New Zealand.
This year the Ram Leela will be performed
by the ISKCON group, also there will be three
students from Waitakere College from non-
Indian background that will be talking about
Diwali.
May this light and sweetness encompass
and bless this country. You all are once again
invited to Waitakere Diwali 2014, to be held
at the Trusts Arena, Central Park Drive on
Saturday 18th October, beginning at 11 am
and climaxing with grand freworks display at
10pm.
ISKCON performing Ram Leela at Waitakere Diwali 2013.
Light, music
and action..
A
nother Diwali event we will be held
at Highland Park library on Sunday
19th October. There will be a spiritual play
called Rakal Raja and a musical performance
called Dreamer of Peace. The play and
concert will be presented from members of the
Sri Chinmoy Centre. Following is a write-up
about the concert.
The concert is free of charge. It offers music
for a more peaceful world: elevating, energising
and soothing sounds are performed on a
variety of traditional and exotic instruments by
musicians from the Sri Chinmoy Centre.
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Of rangoli, raagas and rasmalai

FESTIVE SPECIAL
Auckland Diwali Speakers Series
Saturday 11th Oct
Ranjna Patel
Ranjna Patel is Justice of
peace and Queen Service medal
awardee. She is a founder,
director and member of the
Executive Committee of the
Nirvana Health Group (formerly
East Tamaki Healthcare (ETHC) Group of
Companies). With a network of 30 general
medical and A & E clinics across Auckland,
working with over 179,000 enrolled patients,
has vast experience in Practice Management
and community based medicine and a deep
understanding of health inequalities. Mrs
Patel is also actively involved in community
activities.

Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi
Mr Bakshi is New Zealands
National Party MP. He was
elected into the 49th New
Zealand Parliament in 2008 by
way of the party list. Mr Bakshi
is New Zealands frst Indian
Member of Parliament.
He has over 25 year experience in business
both here and in India. Starting in his familys
freight transport company he went on to have
a successful business career ranging from
property to the fashion industry.
Dr Sekhar Bandopadhyay
Dr Bandyopadhyay is
Director, New Zealand India
Research Institute and Professor
of Asian History at Victoria
University of Wellington. He
is an award winning author,
who has published extensively on India and
Indian migration to New Zealand. He is also a
columnist for the Indian Weekender.
Dr Nabeel Zuberi
Dr Zuberi has worked at
the University of Auckland
since January 1997 as a senior
lecturer and convenes a course
on Bollywood. He has expertise
in Popular Music and Sound,
Race and Ethnicity, African and South Asian
Diasporas. Researcher of music, and co-hosts a
show on Base FM, Auckland.
Sunday 12th Oct
Mahesh Bindra; NZ First
Mr Bindra is New Zealand
First Partys frst Indian Member
of Parliament. Mr Bindra was
born in Mumbai and obtained
a degree in Political Science
and Psychology from Mumbai
University. He migrated to New Zealand from
India in 2002 with his family.
Dr. Shuchi Kothari
Dr Kothari is a senior lecturer
from University of Auckland
and writes screenplays for
the flm industry in New
Zealand, India, and USA. She
has also produced short flms
of international acclaim and for television,
New Zealands frst prime-time Asian show
titled A Thousand Apologies. Her creative
work refects her interest in issues related to
migration, settlement, South Asian diaspora,
and Indian cinema. She is the recipient of the
New Zealand Film Commissions Writers
Award for 2009.

Mr. Brijesh Sethi
Mr Sethi, owner and director
of NZSE since 2003, is himself
a migrant. A graduate of AUT,
Brijesh has worked incredibly
hard to create opportunities for
NZSE students through fostering
relationships and pathway opportunities
between NZSE and AUT as well as Unitec
Also Director of Travel Point and Kuddles -
Inhome Childcare and Education.
Catch all this and more at the Auckland Diwali Festival at AOTEA Square on 11th - 12th October 2014. Like
all cultural festivals, Diwali has traditional foods that are prepared and eaten just for this special occasion.
At the Auckland Diwali Festival, you can savour all the delights at the food stalls, without labouring at your
kitchen. After your taste-buds are satisfied, stop by the workshops on offer at the festival, or simply listen to
the experts from various walks of life on how they describe their Indian experience.
DIWALI DELIGHTS
Tere are over 50 food and craft stalls at this years
Auckland Diwali Festival.
Tis is Aucklands largest vegetarian festival so
tantalise your taste-buds and enjoy the huge range of
delicious food and sweets.
Te Auckland Diwali Festival is Aucklands largest
vegetarian festival so theres a fantastic variety of
delicious vegetarian options at the food stalls, including
BhelPuri, Sambar, AlooTikkiChaat, Butter Paneer, Masala
Dosa, GulabJamun and Kulf ice cream just to name a
few!
RANGOLI RAVE
Rangoli art workshops

12pm - 5pm SaturdayandSunday
Level 5 Aotea Centre
Create your own colourful Rangoli art and learn more
about this traditional Indian art form. Tese workshops are
for all ages and are run by Smita Upadhye.
Rangolis are created using dyed marble powder, lime and
rice four and their pastes. Woman traditionally used their
bare fngers or brushes to draw Rangoli pattern outlines,
then flling them with the diferent coloured powders.
JUST BEAT IT!
Indian classical music workshop
1.30pm 2.45pm SaturdayandSunday
Level 5 Aotea Centre
Learn about Indian classical music through
demonstrations and performances and have the chance to
try out the instruments for yourself.
In these popular workshops, run by Basant Madhur, the
sitar, tabla and harmonium will be demonstrated, as well as
traditional vocal forms and Kathak classical dance.
Tere will be a talk about the history of Indian classical
music and the chance to ask questions.
Everyone is invited to this open event sponsored by Indian Weekender
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FESTIVE SPECIAL
Swati Sharma
I
ts that time of the year when Kolkata comes to Auckland. As the year gradually nears the months
of September and October, a spark of joy creeps into the hearts of Bengalis. Their hearts fll with
happiness and they patiently await the arrival of Durga Puja. The festival marks the victory of
Goddess Durga over the evil buffalo demon Mahishasura. Thus, Durga Puja festival epitomises the
victory of good over evil.
Durga Puja (Worship of Durga), also referred to as Durgotsav (Festival of Durga) or Sharadotsav is
an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the Hindu Goddess Durga. It begins with Mahalaya, but the
six days of Mahalaya, Shashthi, Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami, MahaNabami and Vinjayadashami
constitute the most important days.
For Bengalis living abroad, Durga Puja brings a sweet reminiscenceof their hometown - from
the sound of dhaak, to the hustle-bustle of ladies trying to do their last minute shopping, to the smell
of dhuno and shiuli fower.
In Auckland, Bengali organisations like Probasee Bengali Association of New Zealand and New
Zealand Sarbojanin Durga Puja Committee provide opportunities to the Bengali community living
in Auckland to celebrate the festival in keeping with the history, art, culture, music and preferred
food of the community.
Puja Sangha Inc celebrated this occasion this weekend. But if you missed it, you can still attend
the following events.
LITTLE INDIA
Bengali Fish
A popular east Indian fsh preparation cooked
with ginger, garlic, onions, tomatoes and freshly
ground spices. Made very mild to extremely hot
on order.
Takeaway from $18.50
RAVIS
Prawn Calcutta
The secret recipe from the British capital of India
(Calcutta).
Takeaway $18.00, Dine in $19.00
Fish Masala
Fish cooked with onion, capsicum and special
spices in a creamy tomato sauce.
Takeaway $18.00, Dine in $19.00
Mutton Kassa
Tender mutton with bone cooked in tomatoes,
onion, herbs and spices from Bangladesh.
Dine in and takeaway - from $16.90
Bengali Fish Curry
Chefs secret recipe from Bangladesh.
Dine and takeaway- from $16.90
ROYAL INDIAN SWEETS
Macher Jhol (fsh curry) or
Goat Curry with rice - $16.00
Kacha Sondesh,
Krishna Bhog,
Katari Bhog,
Apple Peda priced by weight
The Majumdars
I miss the way we used to celebrate it back in India. Kolkata
is transformed and decorated during Durga puja. I remember
going to Maddox Square puja - a place where we would
meet our friends, gossip and witness the rituals of the puja.
The pandals are depicted in various styles all over Kolkata,
and some of them also win prizes on how they are made.
The pujas end with the immersion of the idol, when married
women partake in Sindur khela.
The Guptas
In India, celebrating Durga Puja was entirely different. It
was a six-day affair where the whole city used to fow in the
wave of festivity. But here in Auckland, we do celebrate it,
but its more about food and dance here when we enjoy the
authentic Bengali Loochi and Chana Puri. It is a lot of fun
meeting with your friend and community.
Where to go:
Sarbojonin Durgotsav
11-13 October @ Hindu Heritage Centre
2-30 Bukem Place, Mangere East,
Auckland
Probasee Bengalee Association
of New Zealand
October 3 - October 5
Oct 3 at 5:00pm to Oct 5 at 11:00pm
NZ Athia Trust Society, 37 Selwyn St,
Onehunga Auckland 1061
Durgotsav: The victory of good over evil
Kolkata comes to Auckland on these six days of festivities, even if they are squeezed into the three days of a
weekend. Let us savour the flavours of luchi and kanshamangsho with our Kiwi-Bengali community
EAT YOUR HEART OUT!
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FESTIVE SPECIAL
Diwali Mela at Vodafone Event Center
The South Trust and Humm 106.2 FM are overwhelmed by the support of thousands who turned up for the annual Diwali Mela at the Vodafone Event Center. It
was indeed a complete family fun day out with kids having fun, spectacular stage performances, enormous beauty pageant and breathtaking dance competition.
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Authorised by Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, 1/131 Kolmar Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland.
KANWALJIT SINGH BAKSHI
THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SUPPORT
Contact Kanwal:
131 Kolmar Rd, Papatoetoe, Manukau East
09 278 9302
kanwal.bakshi@national.org.nz
(Clockwise
from top)
The three
Kiwi-Indian
MPs; judges
at a dance
competition;
entertainment
for kids; and
the crowd at
the Mela
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POWER COLUMN
Thank you for your support
T
hank you to the Manukau East electorate
and the Indian community across New
Zealand. Thank you for giving me another three
years of your support. It is not something I take
for granted. I will continue to work hard for
you and our communities.
Your support means a strong, stable
National-led Government for New Zealanders
for another three years.
National laid out a clear plan to keep New
Zealand heading in the right direction, we will
remain focused on that, and on delivering better
public services for you and your family.
We will continue to build a strong and
growing economy that delivers more jobs and
higher incomes.
National will continue to support businesses
to invest, grow, and create jobs by delivering
on our ten Business Growth Agenda priorities.
We will stay in surplus, reduce debt, and
keep taxes low. We know New Zealand
families work hard and expect the Government
to spend their taxes on things that matter.
So National established the Better Public
Services (BPS) programme to focus on getting
results that make a difference to peoples lives,
especially those who are most vulnerable.
We will continue to support those who need
it most and well back people to get ahead on
their own steam.
One of our BPS targets is increasing
participation in early childhood education,
as we recognise education provides the
opportunity for any child from any background
to get ahead and make the most of their life.
At schools, were focused on raising the
quality of teaching and leadership to raise
student achievement. We want highly-capable
teachers to work alongside other teachers, to
help them develop and improve classroom
practice.
In health, were investing more so your
children can receive free doctors visits until
theyre 13, and were extending paid parental
leave so you can stay at home longer with your
baby.

To help our exporters move their freight around
the country, and help people travel easily around
New Zealand, we will continue the Roads of
National Signifcance programme and deliver
our $212 million regional roading package.
While we have the lowest crime rate in
35 years, well reduce crime even further by
ensuring prisoners complete a 40 hour working
week and rehab while behind bars, so they have
a better chance of contributing to society when
they are released.
Finally, we will continue to stand shoulder-
to-shoulder with Cantabrians as we complete
the Christchurch rebuild.
There is a lot to do, and Im glad we have the
opportunity to do it.
Authorised by Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi MP,
1/131 Kolmar Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland
Beyond politics: An agenda for the incoming government
T
he election is over, after more twists and
turns than a soap opera, and the government
has been returned with a larger majority. The
people have spoken. But there were issues
raised during the election that should be above
party politics. They are important for our future
and for our democracy.
Perhaps most importantly, we must work
together to combat climate change. Vulnerable
people in poorer communities around the
world, including in India, are demanding action
as they bear the brunt of cyclones, sea level rise
and droughts. The impacts will affect us all.
New Zealands emissions are one quarter above
1990 levels and the fourth highest per person in
the OECD. We need a long term plan of action,
beyond three year political cycles.
A sticking point has been the National
Partys perception that policies to reduce
emissions will harm economic growth. Now
a new report by Lord Stern and leading world
economists concludes that reforms needed to
revitalise growth and improve well-being over
the next 15 years can also help reduce climate
risk. This dispels the myth of a trade-off
between climate action and the economy. We
must step up to the challenge of climate change
and forge cross-Party cooperation.
A second vitally important issue is to
strengthen our democracy. The Electoral
Commission has made recommendations
for improvements to our voting system. By
tradition these are agreed to by all parties, but the
recommendations have not been implemented.
And the election made it clear that we need
to clean up dirty politics. A fully independent
Royal Commission would ensure there is cross
party acceptance of its recommendations.
And thirdly, we need to tackle child poverty.
It is appalling that a country like New Zealand
should accept that one in four children are
missing out on a decent start to life. Proper
housing, nutrition, health care and education
is essential if we are to build a society that is
fair, safe and inclusive for all. This was a major
theme for the Green Party during the election,
and it is welcome that the Prime Minster has
now called for fresh ideas on tackling child
poverty. This is a crucial moral challenge, not
a political issue.
We live in a small country, on a small
planet, and our future depends on how we treat
each other. The important issues of our time
climate change, democracy, child poverty
demand a new level of cooperation that is
beyond politics. Thats the leadership challenge
for this next government.
Barry Coates was the Green Party
candidate for Mt Roskill in the election and
narrowly missed out on becoming a list MP.
He is the former Executive Director of Oxfam
New Zealand, with experience of international
trade and climate change negotiations. He has
a Masters in Management from
Yale University.
Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi
National MP
Barry Coates
Green Party
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FIJI
Bainimarama calls for unity
Arvind Kumar
N
OW was the time for all Fijians to work
hand in hand to build the nation, Fijis
elected Prime Minister told his people last week.
Voreqe(Frank) Bainimarama claimed victory
for his Fiji First party at a thanksgiving service
after the September 17 election, saying they had
secured the majority 32 seats in Fijis 50-seat
parliament. Closest rival, SODELPA, secured 15
seats, and National Federation Party three seats.
We went to the nation with that message of
service, of delivering what people need to
improve their own lives.
And I intend - in the new Parliament
- to redouble our efforts to provide
service to every Fijian in every part of
the country, Mr Bainimarama said. We
have a vision of a prosperous, modern and
inclusive Fiji and we intend to achieve it.
I call on every Fijian - no matter who they
voted for in this election - to join me on
that mission, to work hand in hand to make
Fiji truly the way the world should be.
This is a victory for all Fijians.
This is when history will record that as a
nation, we embraced a new future. I passionately
believe that the future must be based on unity,
equality, compassion and love.
And I am deeply touched and grateful
that so many of you have shared my vision
and put your trust in me to take our beloved
nation forward.This is a victory for all Fijians.
This is when history will record that as a
nation, we embraced a new future, he said.
I am the Prime Minister of all Fijians,
for all Fijians. The days of pandering
to special interests groups, elites and
certain areas of the country are over
As you know, FijiFirst has won the
general election and I will lead the new
government to serve the nation, Mr
Bainimarama said in his victory speech.
Im deeply honoured and humbled that the
Fijian people have put their trust in me to
lead them into our new and true democracy.
I give you my absolute promise that we
will govern for the wellbeing of all Fijians.
He thanked party supporters who voted for
Fiji First. I know not everyone voted for
me. But the fact that we have so far secured
approximately 60 percent of votes, equating
to approximately 32 seats in the 50 seat
Parliament, demonstrates the enthusiasm, faith
and trust the Fijian people have had for both the
track record of my government and Fiji Firsts
manifesto.
I wish to take this opportunity to thank
them for that faith and trust they have put
in me and Fiji First. I also wish to thank
them for their desire and enthusiasm to
embrace a new, peaceful and prosperous Fiji.
The election has been run extremely well.
And I want to pay a special tribute to the
Supervisor of Elections, Mr Mohammed
Saneem, whose calm yet decisive leadership
skills were exemplary, his army of support
staff, the Electoral Commission, the
multinational observer group, or MOG, for
their professionalism, and the international
partners for making this the most effcient, the
most transparent and credible election in Fijis
history, Mr Bainimarama said.
While Im sure that the supporters of
other political parties are disappointed, I want
to say to them that this is how parliamentary
democracy works.
I also want to say to them that I intend
to govern for all Fijians. I will be your Prime
Minister too. Because I passionately believe
in One Nation, One Fiji and that everyone
has a place in it, whoever you are, wherever
you come from and whoever you voted for.
In this election, an overwhelming majority
of Fijians have embraced the principal
of unity that binds us all together. We are
strong as a nation. In fact, we have never
been stronger, MrBainimaraama said.
An overwhelming majority of us have turned
our backs on the politics of division and
embraced a united future. We have chosen the
path of fairness and justice. The path of equal
opportunity. To the minority who are still
caught in the past, I say to you, please come
and lets all move forward together - we must
have an inclusive Fiji in which no-one is left
behind, he said.
As well as forming a Government, I will
be travelling to New York in the coming days
to attend the United Nations General Assembly.
There, I will tell the world what we have just
accomplished in Fiji. It will be a landmark
occasion. Because I promised the nation of
Fiji and the international community that I
would take Fiji to the frst genuine democracy
in our history and I have kept that promise,
thanks to the support of the Fijian people.
But this is not the end of the journey. It is only
the beginning.
Today we rededicate ourselves to
making Fiji Great, the pre-eminent Pacifc
Island nation and one respected the world
over. It is a future that we owe our young
people. It is a future that we owe ourselves.
As I have said all through this campaign, there
has never been a better time to be Fijian. And
with God?s blessing, even better days lie ahead.
Because we have never been more united or
more committed as Fijians to fnally fulflling
our destiny.
Prime Minister Frank Bainimara at his swearing
in as Prime Minister at Government House with
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NEWS

in

BRIEF
MOM from Mars
Jayalalithaa jailed
for four years for
corruption, to quit
T
amil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa
was sent to the Bangalore Central Jail
after being sentenced to four years in prison
and fned Rs.100 crore for corruption,
dealing a huge blow to the charismatic
former actor who had dreams of becoming
the prime minister ahead of this years Lok
Sabha election. The 66-year-old stands
disqualifed as a member of the Tamil Nadu
legislature and cant contest elections for a
decade; decisions that are bound to impact
both the state and national politics.
Tamil Nadus ruling AIADMK later
elected Finance Minister O. Panneerselvam
as chief minister to succeed Jayalalithaa.
Pronouncing his verdict on a legal battle
that began in 1996, judge John Michael
Cunha held Jayalalithaa and three others
guilty of amassing wealth disproportionate
to known sources of income.
Jayalalithaa can, however, move the high
court in Karnataka or Tamil Nadu seeking
suspension of the sentence.
During her frst tenure (1991-96) as chief
minister, Jayalalithaa drew Re.1 as salary.
The charge against her was that her assets
rose from about Rs.3 crore in 1991 to around
Rs.66 crore in just fve years.
Corporates commit themselves to Modis
Make in India campaign
F
rom Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry
representing India Inc to Maruti Suzuki
managing director Kenichi Ayukawa leading
the overseas investors, the Whos Who of the
corporate world pledged support for Prime
Minister Narendra Modis Make in India
campaign which he launched before some 500
chief executives last week.
This programme offers a unique and
timely opportunity to make India truly global,
said Mistry during the launch event. He said
countries attain high standards with a vibrant
industrial economy and the biggest challenge is
to create jobs for millions of youth.
The Maruti Suzuki chief said his Japanese
group was among the frst to invest in India
and remains committed to the country. He said
he was sure India will eventually become one
of the most competitive economies. Some 10
corporate honchos were invited to speak at
the event that saw Modi unveil the ambitious
scheme along with a logo, a dedicated portal
and brochures on 25 identifed growth sectors
at the Vigyan Bhavan conference complex here.
The main plenary hall, as also the six
conference rooms of the complex were packed
with representatives of the corporate world,
diplomats and key government functionaries.
The prime minister, in fact, began his speech by
apologising to the invitees who had to listen to
him standing since every seat was taken.
Today we commit ourselves to the Make
in India movement that was given to us by our
beloved prime minister, Reliance Industries
chairman Mukesh Ambani said, adding the
main task before the industry in India was to
achieve global competitiveness.
ICICI Bank chief executive Chanda Kochhar
said the make in India campaign will not just
drive Indias growth but add millions of jobs.
Manufacturers and bankers would like to
ensure that whatever gets made in India is the
best product available globally, at competitive
cost, said Kochhar. She said the manufacturing
sector can add some 90 million jobs over the
next decade.
ITCs Y.C. Deveshwar said the prime
minister had identifed the right opportunity for
India and that it was necessary to correct the
systemic faults which industry and the country
have been suffering from in the past.
He, too, maintained that India has a very
good demographic potential given its huge
youth population and this was the constituency
that would beneft the most on account of the
new campaign.
Both Deveshwar and Ambani made some
announcements. Ambani said some Rs.80,000
crore will be invested by the group in the next
12-15 months to create 120,000 jobs, while
Deveshwar said his companys next investment
destination was Madhya Pradesh.
Manufacturing has to become the next
big wave for us. maintained Aditya Vikram
Birla Groups Kumar Mangalam Birla. This
Make in India campaign is a clarion call that
will galvanise Indias economy to reach greater
heights, he said.
The other speakers included Wipros Azim
Premji and Lockheed Martins Phil Shaw.
Delhi Metro second
best in customer
satisfaction
T
he Delhi Metro has been ranked second
best among 18 international Metro
systems in terms of customer satisfaction,
an offcial statement said.
According to a survey by the Global
Metro Benchmarking Groups NOVA and
CoMET, the Delhi Metro, the London
Docklands Light Railway and Bangkok
were the best three performers.
The survey was conducted as per
the European Norm 13816, a standard
established to evaluate the quality of services
provided by public transport companies,
said the statement.
The areas covered in the survey were
availability, accessibility, ease of use,
information prior to travel, information
during travel, reliability, customer care,
comfort, crowding and security.
More than 41,000 respondents gave
their feedback worldwide in this survey
conducted online through the websites and
social media links of 18 major metros of the
world from April 28th to May 25th earlier
this year, said the statement.
Some of the other Metro systems that
participated in this survey were Hong Kong
MTR, London Underground, Metro De
Madrid, Paris RATP, Newcastle Nexus and
Metro Rio, added the statement.
I
f men are from Mars, now a few women are as well. Indias scientists
have indeed pulled off a major feat on the very frst attempt, at that.
And its time for the entire country to give these geniuses a standing
ovation and acknowledge the stupendous success of the ISRO family,
starting with our very own S Arunan, Project Director, MOM.
The Mars Orbiter has now started sending pictures. We have
received fve pictures and these are under processing, an offcial of
Indian Space Research Organisation said, preferring anonymity.
Indias Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) traversed over 650 million
km distance through deep space for over nine months to reach the Red
Planets orbit. The success of the Mars mission has made India join
the elite club of the US, Europe and Russia, which reached the second
smallest planet of our solar system after initial failures.
The state-run ISRO became the fourth international space agency
after National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the US,
Russian Federal Space Agency (RFSA) and European Space Agency to
have undertaken successful missions to Mars.
India also became the frst Asian country to have entered the Mars
sphere of infuence (gravity) Tuesday, as a similar mission by China
failed in 2011.
Not only did these brilliant Indian minds achieve a spectacular frst
(other nations made it to Mars after more than one attempt), but they
even managed it on a shockingly modest budget of Rs 450 crore. Several
jokes are doing the rounds about that number, including one that points
out the per kilometre cost of Mangalyaan to reach Mars works out to
less than 10 bucks per km taking an auto in Delhi is more expensive!
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INDIA / INDIA ABROAD
Richard Rahul Verma: frst
Indian-origin US envoy to India
A
head of Prime Minister Narendra Modis
visit, President Barack Obama has
nominated Richard Rahul Verma as the new
ambassador to India, the frst Indian American
to be named to the New Delhi post.
Verma, a former key aide to then secretary
of state Hillary Clinton, will be the second
Indian American to be put in charge of a job
involving India.
Current Assistant Secretary of State for
South and Central Asian Affairs, Nisha Desai
Biswal, hailing from Modis home state of
Gujarat became the frst Indian American to
head the South Asia bureau last November.
The New Delhi post has been vacant since
the previous ambassador Nancy Powell quit
in May after India-US ties hit a low after a
major diplomatic spat over the December arrest
and strip search of Indian diplomat Devyani
Khobragade in New York.
However, there is no chance of Verma being
confrmed before the Modi visit as the Senate
left town with lawmakers getting into campaign
mode for the Nov 4 Congressional elections.
Any confrmation hearing for Verma is
likely to be scheduled only after the elections.
Currently, he is a senior counsellor at the
Steptoe & Johnson law frm and the Albright
Stonebridge Group, a business advisory
company led by former secretary of state
Madeleine Albright, according to a White
House announcement.
Verma is also a Senior National Security
Fellow at the Centre for American Progress
and serves on the boards of Human Rights
First, the Clinton Foundation, and the National
Democratic Institute.
A Lehigh University graduate who received
a JD from American University, and an LL.M
from Georgetown University Law Centre,
Verma served as assistant secretary for
legislative affairs at the State Department from
2009 to 2011 under Hillary Clinton.
He was also senior national security advisor,
counsel and foreign policy advisor to the Senate
Majority Leader Harry Reid from 2002 to 2007,
and an associate at Steptoe & Johnson from
1998 to 2002.
Verma served on active duty in the US Air
Force from 1994 to 1998 and received, among
other decorations, the Meritorious Service
Medal and Air Force Commendation Medal.
Earlier in his career, Verma was a Field
Representative for the National Democratic
Institute in Eastern Europe and worked in the
House of Representatives for Congressman
John P. Murtha.
Verma served on the Commission on the
Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Proliferation and Terrorism in 2008 and has
been a member of the Secretary of States
Foreign Affairs Policy Board.
Modi announces lifelong
visas for Indian diaspora
A
mid cheers from thousands of Indian-
Americans, Prime Minister Narendra
Modi Saturday announced several measures
to ease travel to their motherland including
life-long visas. Happy? he asked as the
crowd cheered his announcement with chants
of Modi, Modi at the huge Madison Square
Garden community reception for him.
There is even more to come, he said
smilingly as he announced that People of Indian
Origin (PIOs) in staying in India for long would
not have to report to police. There is no need
for them to do that anymore.
In addition the Indian missions in the US
would grant long-term visas to US citizens
and US tourists would get visa on arrival in
India. Online visas would be introduced and
Visa outsourcing services expanded to reduce
current problems.
Currently PIO cards, given to those who
themselves, their parents or grandparents or
their spouse, were one-time Indian citizens,
allow for visa-free travel to and from India.
However, a PIO card is only valid for 15 years.
Also, if ones stay in India is going to
exceed 180 days on any single visit, one needs
to register within 30 days of the expiry of 180
days with the concerned Foreigners Regional
Registration Offcer/Foreigners Registration
Offcer or local police authorities.
On the other hand, the Overseas Citizenship
of India (OCI) card given to only those who
themselves or their parents were one time
citizens, has lifelong visa-free travel and does
not require the holder to register with any offce
regardless of the length of their stay.
Eventually the PIO and OCI schemes will
be combined in a new scheme and also cover
spouses.
Reminding the audience that Mahatma
Gandhi was an expatriate who returned to India
to win freedom for India, Modi said the Pravasi
Bhartiya Divas will be held in Ahmedabad next
year to mark the event.
Chalein saath saath, US tells India
O
nce shunned by America, Indian Prime
Minister Narendra Modi was the guest
of honour at a private dinner hosted by US
President Barack Obama ahead of their formal
summit on September 30th to reset stalled
India-US relations.
Kem Cho, said US President Barack
Obama as he greeted Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi.
The Kem cho moment. Prez @
BarackObama greets PM @narendramodi at
doorstep of the White House, tweeted Indian
external affairs ministry spokesperson Syed
Akbaruddin.
Kem cho in Gujarati means how are you.
As Modi, fasting for the Hindu festival of
Navratri, sat down with Obama in the Blue
Room of the presidents house, the White
House released a vision statement for the US-
India Strategic Partnership: Chalein saath
saath: Forward together we go.
As leaders of two great democratic nations
with diverse traditions and faiths, we share a
vision for a partnership in which the United
States and India work together, not just for the
beneft of both our nations, but for the beneft of
the world, it said.
The statement seemed to echo just what
Modi had suggested earlier Monday in an
address at the Council of Foreign Relations in
New York.
India and US should think of what they can
do together for the whole world even as they
agree to disagree on some issues, he said in
response to a question about his comfort level
with India-US strategic partnership.
The two nations do not have to be
comfortable with all aspects of their partnership
as even in a husband and a wife relationship
there is never 100 percent comfort yet the
two are bound in a long-term commitment,
Modi quipped.
While the dinner was closed press, White
House press secretary Josh Earnest stated that
at their bilateral meeting Tuesday, the two
leaders will discuss a range of issues of mutual
interest in order to expand and deepen the US-
India strategic partnership.
They will discuss ways to accelerate
economic growth, bolster security cooperation,
and collaborate in activities that bring long-
term benefts to both countries and the world,
he said.
They will also focus on regional issues,
including current developments in Afghanistan,
Syria and Iraq, where India and the United
States can work together with partners toward
a positive outcome, Earnest said.
Obama looks forward to working with
Modi to fulfll the promise of the US-India
strategic partnership for the beneft of both our
citizens and the world, he said.
Earlier, at the White House briefng, when
asked about the most important narrative focus
of the Obama administration, he said it was
hard to identify just one as the two governments
interacted on so many issues.
Whether its security cooperation or
economic cooperation, even agreements related
to reducing the causes of climate change, that
were confdent that we can advance the ball
down the feld by working closely with our
counterparts in India, he added.
Since it would be the frst meeting between
the two leaders, Earnest said: This will be an
important opportunity for them to spend some
time talking about the relationship between our
two countries.
The US certainly valued its strong
relationship with India and the president
wants to make sure that we continue that strong
relationship between our two countries, he
said.
State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki
said discussions with Modi would cover the
full range of bilateral issues, such as partnering
with India on its economic goals and objectives,
including its priorities in infrastructure,
manufacturing, and skills.
Obama welcomes Modi to the White House
Modi addressing the crowd at Madison Square
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I
will begin by mentioning what I consider
to be a unique development in the feld of
tertiary education and higher academic research
in New Zealand, so far as India is concerned.
On 19 October 2012 at a joint meeting of
the India New Zealand Education Council at
Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi, Hon. Steven
Joyce, our Tertiary Education Minister,
announced the establishment of the New
Zealand India Research Institute. It was
planned as a consortium of seven New Zealand
universities to focus on the study of India and
India-New Zealand relations.
No such government funded research
institute exclusively focusing on India ever
existed in this country. And to my knowledge,
the only other country, which has attracted
a similar exclusive attention and generous
research funding, is China. On 29 August 2013
the Institute was formally inaugurated, with Dr
Kaushik Basu, the Senior Vice President and
Chief Economist at the World Bank, attending
as the guest of honour.
So the question is, what does this new
initiative imply in terms of our governments
attitude towards India and the people of Indian
origin living in this country.
In my view this new initiative signifes
the fruition of a policy shift that has been
occurring at least since the late 1990s. It was
fnally formalised through the release in 2011
of a policy document called Opening Doors to
India: New Zealands 2015 Vision. The vision
that it presented was: India will become a core
trade, economic and political partner for New
Zealand by 2015, and to achieve that the NZ
Inc India Strategy was also charted. The India
Institute is a part of that strategy to support
long-term trade and economic links with India.
The document also openly acknowledges -
to my knowledge for the frst time in any offcial
policy document that skilled migrants from
India add economic value to New Zealand
society. Therefore, it sets out one of its six
goals as: Attract and retain skilled migrants
from India who are able to make an effective
contribution to New Zealands economic base.
This is a formal offcial acknowledgement
of the importance of India and Indians for New
Zealand. This decisive policy shift needs to be
read in the context of what the census of 2013
has just revealed: the number of Indians has
grown to 155,178, constituting about 3.9% of
the national population, registering an increase
of 48.4% over the 2006 census fgures. More
about that later.
Professor Sekhar Bandyopadhyay <sekhar.
bandyopadhyay@vuw.ac.nz> is the Director of
New Zealand India Research Institute.
He is a historian and an award-winning
author. He is also a speaker at Auckland
Diwalis Speakers series.
From the desk of the

Managing Editor
I
t seems like Team IWK has chosen the most appropriate time to go weekly. While its a huge
challenge for the team, its a promise we have great pleasure in delivering to our Kiwi-Indian
community.
Much has happened over the past two weeks, since our last issue and most of all, its
happened for us Indians. We all seem to walk taller these days defying gravity, as we did with
our Mangalyaan the Indian mission to Mars. What an achievement for our heroes at ISRO,
delivering this feat at a shockingly humble budget. As we started to receive the frst images from
Mars, we have also hit the world with the Make in India (read more about it in this issue).
While Mr Modi is busy stealing every single show on his trip to the United States here, we
now have not one but three representatives ready to take on the Beehive!
We cant seem to wipe off that proud smile from our faces as we follow the Indian Prime
Minister. Even a mega A-lister would fnd it hard to steal the show from celebrities like Jay-Z
or Beyonce. But Prime Minister Narendra Modi knows his game and was in exemplary form
at Central Park in New York on Saturday evening. How are you doing, New York? he asked
an audience of nearly 60,000 people, most of them young and gathered for a concert that
included performances by Alicia Keys and Sting. From that stage he wowed the audience while
motivating the youth with his magic.
Prior to that, it was heartwarming to see Modi-ism hit the UN General Assembly with
G-All mantra for a stable and inclusive global development. While giving a ftting response
to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, it was heartening to see that our fearless global statesman
challenged America about the concepts of good terrorism and bad terrorism and inviting the
countries of the world to work for genuine peace.
The world watched as the charisma travelled to Madison Square where the Modi frenzy
reached a new height. True to his spirit the Prime Minister delivered with the genius of his
thought and feet on the ground. Amidst the chants of Modi Modi Modi he reminded the
world of Mahatma Gandhi being an overseas Indian, who changed the world and instantly
empowered the 20,000 strong who had gathered. What better way to honour the great Father
of the Nation than to have a clean India and for everyone to have a roof over their head? He
announced to the world that India was no longer the land of snake charmers, but instead the
youth of India move the world with their mouse.
As we try and keep pace with Mr Modi, we have our eyes keenly affxed on his encounter
with President Obama. Watch out for our next issue where we serve up a generous portion of
Modi Mania, as we cant seem to get enough of this true blue Mover and Shaker.
Well, I wasnt kidding when earlier in the year I had said in a speech that - we Indians are
movers and shakers!.The New Zealand general elections have proved just that. We now have
Kawaljit Singh Bakshi, Paramjeet Parmar and Mahesh Bindra all set to take the oath of offce.
True to our secular roots, and in Mr Bakhshis words it does not matter if we are Hindu or
Sikh, we are all Indians. It may be the tactic of small minded individuals who try to separate us
on the basis of religion, but we Indians have shown them time and time again that we have the
magnanimity to transcend these differences. So, congratulations to our three winners and best
wishes for a strong innings.
With his master stroke, Mr Key is all set to continue his third term as Prime Minister. We
would like to heartily congratulate him. While the people have shown their confdence in
the government, they will be watching and looking forward to National deliver on the many
promised changes. As we keep you abreast with the latest developments from around the world
on our online edition, smartphone app, newsletters and social media, we hope you will support
us in our new journey and continue to shower us with your love and blessings.
Enjoy your favourite community news tabloid, henceforth every week. And in the words
of Mr Modi - God bless may the force be with you.
Giri Gupta
Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is
progress; working together is success.
- Henry Ford
Dear editor,
I am very excited that we will get to read IWK every week now onwards. Look forward to news
and views of people around our favourite little city and also beyond. Please continue to give us
more stories that relate to the Kiwi-Indian community.
Best regards,
F Surdas.
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OPINION / EDITORIAL
The Red Carpet beckons Make in India
Maya Shivam
I
t was a rare occasion when we saw Indias biggest business
leaders turn up together to speak at the same forum. They had
not gathered there to have a crib list of what the government
should or should not do for them. Instead, at the launch of
PM Narendra Modis Make In India campaign, the 10 CEOs
(including one Japanese and one American) made speeches that
ranged from the somewhat sensible to even impressive. While
they did sound a tad like a gushing Modi fan club, albeit a pretty
valuable one. If valued together, the revenues of all the companies
that were represented there, including Reliance, the Tata group,
the AV Birla group, ITC and ICICI Bank, tops $330 billion. India
Inc. was present in full force and was gaga over Modi and his
government, which they view as being way more pro-business
than the previous regime. But if the slick new Make in India
campaign is to become a success, it is Indian business and not
just the government that will have to do much of the hard work.
Manufacturing contributes 17% of Indias GDP compared to
69% that comes from services and 14% from agriculture. And,
of the 474 million Indians who are gainfully employed, only
100 million do manufacturing jobs compared to 232 million
who work on farms and 142 million employed in the services
businesses. In recent years, investment in manufacturing has
been hindered by many factors infexible labour laws ; the
unfriendly tax regime that has discouraged foreign investors; and
a depressed market that has dampened global demand. It is true
that the government can address some of these factors, but there
are other fundamentals that have to be addressed by businesses
themselves.
For a long time Indian business has taken the short cut to
profts. Unlike China, who will be our immediate competition and
started as a cheap manufacturing base to emerge as the worlds
factory. It has carefully cultivated a culture of innovation, which
has enabled it to remain competitive, while Indias businesses
have not. Even the biggest Indian businesses that have set up
world-scale factories and manufacturing facilities have largely
done so by shopping technology abroad. So really, a focus on
research and development and innovation may hold the key to
Make in India.
Addressing the gathering the Prime Minister spoke of an
urgent need for skills development as far too many of Indias
youngsters are completely unprepared for globally competitive
work (though this may mean fxing the school and university
system) and identifying 21 clusters for industrial development.
He spelt out how infrastructure would improve. He also
emphasised the need to make India a far easier place to do
business by scrapping red-tape and oppressive rules, mentioning
a recent meeting he had with the World Bank to discuss Indias
awful ranking134thon its annual ease of doing business
assessment. Mr Modi thinks India should aim to be ranked much
higher, quickly, in the top 50 countries.
Here is a government that is dedicated to development...
it is an article of faith stated Mr Modi. He has started by
making offcials work more effciently. We want an effective
government, he repeated. The country sees a great leader in
Modi and he constantly raises the bar for himself. This is a huge
challenge but heres hoping that Mr Modi will make it happen. In
his style, he noted how India was, before the industrial revolution,
known abroad as a Golden Bird, he stated that it could once again
be famous as being a Golden Opportunity. Just as he promised,
Mr Modi has initiated to do away with the Red Tape and roll out
the Red Carpet.
Why Make in India is an anachronism
Prasanto K. Roy
P
rime Minister Modis ambitious campaign
to turn India into a global manufacturing
hub plans aims to develop infrastructure and
make it easier for companies to do business.
The hope is to bump up manufacturing from 15
percent of gross domestic product (GDP) to 25
percent.
But the challenges were highlighted by
a seemingly small gaffe: The program was
launched with brochures distributed on a
smart-looking USB fash drives that was made
in China.
India imports two-thirds of its electronics,
mostly from China. So does much of the
world, including the US. The most American
of products, from the worlds most valuable
company, Apple, is famously designed in
California, made in China.
Both manufacturing and services now
span enormous global networks, with pockets
of strong expertise (like India, in services)
supplying to the world. And so, the enormous
spend and resources for Make in India would
give better returns elsewhere. Such as in our
services industry. Or in building up a ecosystem
for renewable-energy services and products, so
that by 2020, India can dominate that sector.
Herere fve reasons why:
Manufacturing (like services) is a globally-
collaborative exercise today involving product
design, software, hardware, and testing. The
value lies in design, IP and software, and not
in manufacturing. Apple manufactures almost
all of its products outside the US, mostly in
China. But its Taiwanese contract manufacturer
Foxconn makes 3 percent margin while Apple,
in California, makes 30 percent margin. Value
is where IP, design and software are. Not where
manufacturing happens.
Make in India needs enormous
investments in the ecosystem for a gradual
build-up. Local manufacturing objectives are
often an afterthought in India. Indias Aakash
tablet -- the worlds cheapest -- was once
purely an education project that got delayed
and derailed by the make in India objective.
The education objective got diluted as focus
shifted to manufacturing. But the ecosystem
didnt exist: No single contract manufacturer
could supply even a ffth of the numbers
required. While the private-brand equivalent
Ubislate was made in China and was sold in
large numbers in India, the United Progressive
Alliances (UPA) Aakash got delayed, and, with
the change of government, its fate is uncertain.
Tech manufacturing is no longer dependent
on abundant cheap labour as much as other
factors, especially capital. For years, India tried
to woo Intel and others to set up chipmaking.
The most persistent wooing happened when
Dayanadhi Maran was IT minister. But, instead
of India the focus became Tamil Nadu. Now,
chip fabs dont require cheap labour. They
need enormous capital investment, subsidised
electricity, clean water and silicon, and
qualifed engineers. India lost the Intel chip fab
to Vietnam.
India is now offering a 25 percent subsidy
on capital spend and other breaks, for chip fabs,
and two fabs are in the works: One near Delhi
by a consortium including IBM, and the other
in Gujarat, involving STMicroelectronics.
Manufacturing for exports is high-risk, with
traditional sectors also approaching a tip-over
point in automation beyond which it makes
more sense for the West to source locally.
Textile manufacturing is returning in pockets
from India to the US, because its cheaper
to make the fabric there in automated mills,
theres better control, and even the overall cost
of making full garments isnt that much higher.
The clothing company American Giant
used to buy fabric from India: Now it says its
cheaper in the US, and the total cost of making a
jacket is only about a ffth higher in the US than
in India. As the NYT reported the company has
switched from a supplier in Haryana to one in
South Carolina, where they found the control,
quality and timeline justifes the 20 percent
higher spend. China has also been facing the
displacement of labour in its factories.
There are way more jobs in services
than in manufacturing. Wherever you build
up competence, theres a global services
opportunity. Whether in software for banking,
or services for the space age-launching satellites
and sending orbiters to the planets. And services
generate enormous number of jobs. Even with
increasing automation in services, newer jobs
are created.
We are, however, slow to capitalize
on global trends, especially when they go
against the current grain of business, or when
manufacturing may appear to face off with
services. India is the worlds BPO back offce.
But it continues to train hundreds of thousands
of youngsters in BPO areas, while the trend is
toward increasing automation of both voice
(IVRS and voice recognition) and non-voice
processes.
The opportunity of the future lies in using
our knowledge to design systems and software
that will disrupt our own BPO services industry.
If we dont do it, someone else will -- an
American or European tech company, probably
using Indian developers. In this example, the
Indian BPO industry will get disrupted anyway,
and we wont get the technology upside.
Our few manufacturing success stories of
recent decades, such as in automobiles, show
the direction: Target local market frst, invest
in infrastructure, build up the ecosystem. Its
a very long haul, and in a competitive global
marketplace, its a tough road. The money is
better spent elsewhere.
Prasanto K. Roy @prasanto
is a technology analyst.
The views expressed are personal
Renowned industrialists (above) listen to Modi at the launch (top)
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From the desk of I am Woman
Meet Aucklands Peace Diplomat
There is no way to Peace,
Peace is the way
A J Mutse
I
n our pursuit of global empowerment - I
am Woman was a proud supporter of the
Auckland Peace City Celebration of Nuclear
Free New Zealand along with the United
Nations on the 27th September 2014. This
was the frst anniversary of the United Nations
International Day for the total elimination of
nuclear weapons. The driving force behind this
event was Auckland Citys Peace diplomat
Ms Laurie Ross. She is also a member of the
board of advisors at I am Woman. We caught
up with Laurie to share with us her journey
and contribution to ensuring that New Zealand
remains a Nuclear free zone.
Here is the Part one of our two part interview
with Laurie Ross -
IAW : What is the role of women in World
Peace?
Laurie: Mahatma Gandhi said Nonviolence
is not merely a personal virtue. It is also a social
virtue to be cultivated like other virtues.
This century is being called the century of
women, as such women have a pivotal role
to play in the peace process. Women are the
mothers who nurture the children and teach
them values and behaviours for peace within
the family and community.
Women must awaken to their inherent
power and leadership role in the work for
world peace. As women become educated they
question the prevailing narratives that maintain
the culture of warfare with the huge civilian
suffering it entails. Women are growing in
knowledge, strength and courage to oppose this
global cultural indoctrination that perpetuates
war and killing. Women can and must become
empowered leaders for peace work on all levels
of our society and in all spheres of activity.
IAW : Please tell us about your journey?
Lauri : My father Larry Ross brought the
family to New Zealand in 1962 from Montreal
Canada with the idea that he could work more
effectively for peace, nuclear disarmament and
survive a limited nuclear war in the Northern
hemisphere. (I was the eldest of 6 children).
He frst established the Bertrand Russell
Peace Foundation in 1964 during my student
years at home so I was very aware of the threat
of nuclear war and how it could destroy all life
on earth. I also learned from my father how
to work effectively to help people become
informed, courageous and exercise their
political freedom to transform apathy, anger
and despair into positive action.
In 1982-87- I was Coordinator of the West
Auckland Peace Group and worked intensively
organising public information stalls, marches
and rallies, lobbying politicians, education
events etc. Meanwhile, I was also a fulltime
wife and mother (2 daughters) earning a
living as a sales/marketing representative
with various companies. (Now I am a fulltime
grandmother of four children)Throughout
my life I have always been a practitioner of
Buddhist philosophy and studied many other
religions and spiritual paths. I am a member of
SGINZ since 2008 and am impressed with their
work to promote peace, culture and education
across the world.
Although I work on various social and
environmental issues and support many
campaigns for human rights and non-violence
etc, I have recognised the importance and value
of my role to maintain a consistent focus on
achieving the goal of elimination of nuclear
weapons.
Since 2010 I have worked mainly through
the Peace Foundation and UNANZ to establish
the Auckland City for Peace Declaration and
manifestation of this in a variety of Peace City
Projects.
Most recently I worked with Whau and
Waitakere Ranges Local Boards to produce
a Peace City Celebration of Nuclear Free
New Zealand. This was also the frst UN
International Day for the Total Elimination of
Nuclear Weapons. I am glad that I am Woman
and the Indian Weekender were a part of this
event.
We also asked Laurie about New Zealands
history in becoming Nuclear Free and how we
common people can contribute to world peace.
Read in our next weeks edition.
Please share your thoughts on Peace
with us at iamwoman@xtra.co.nz and
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beauty contest that saw Ms. Rachel Millns
being crowned on 18 September, 2014, at the
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Ms. Millns was among the top 25 fnalists for
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The newly crowned Miss Universe New
Zealand hails from Kapiti, and is on a mission
to take the pageants reach outside of Auckland.
The two Indian girls Prerna Sinha and Nikita
Singh made us proud by coming out at the top
and second respectively, in the entrepreneur
challenge by raising the maximum funds for
charity. They however they did not make it to
the top fve. We however congratulate them on
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Move your body, like this!
Jignal Bhagavandas, a medical student and professional dancer, promotes healthy living
through Bollyaerobics (a fusion of Bollywood dance and aerobics)
Thashika Thangamma
J
ignal Bhagvandas, a young medical student,
has taken upon herself to promote a healthy
lifestyle among people around her through her
passion for dance. Her enthusiasm got her a
slot in the much-spoken show, Both Worlds of
TV 3, to showcase the challenges and positive
effects of her initiative.
A doting daughter, Jignal was immensely
shocked when her dad was diagnosed with
pre- diabetes. It pushed her further to promote
a healthy lifestyle of exercise and good diet
among people she met. But her dads reluctance
to join her exercise programme brought in the
challenge.
Jignal started dancing at the age of fve, and
is now a trained
Rhythmic Ballet
dancer, gymnast,
Bhar at nat yam
and Bollywood
dancer. Recalling
her childhood
days of dancing, Jignal said, When I was
little, whenever my parents came home from
work they would play a Bollywood movie as
they were preparing dinner or doing chores and
I would dance to the songs I began learning
dances just from playing around in front of the
TV. I would perform at local events and shows
for fun. The talent in her that was recognized
by her parents
who enrolled
her for classical
dance classes.
With expertise
in different dance
forms, Jignal
started teaching dance and is the proud owner of
a Bollywood dance school called Aaja Nachle.
We have over 50 students and perform in a
variety of events. Its great because it gives me
an opportunity to practice my hobby, which is a
break from studying medicine. My parents are
pretty involved and help me out with costumes,
shows etc, added the proud entrepreneur.
Jignal, along with her physiotherapist friend,
started Arogya Mantra, a charity organization
where they promote healthy lifestyle of exercise
through dance. Speaking about Arogya Jignal
said, At Arogya we do Bollyaerobics (a fusion
of Bollywood dance and aerobics) and work out
to Indian music. All our classes at Arogya are
free, run by volunteer health professionals with
a dance/ftness background.
Luck favoured when Jignal was invited to
the show Both Worlds. Jignal said, Julia the
producer of Both Worlds and her team saw
our article in a local newspaper and invited us
to get involved in their show. I think she was
very interested in us because this was a unique
issue that is often missed out in the Indian
community.
She was also very keen to follow us because
we are a group of young individuals hoping to
bring about change I think this is something
everyone likes to see and support.
Talking about the show, Jignal adds, This
show will be a great opportunity to bring light
to Arogya Mantra and our goals in promoting
health and wellbeing of the South-Asian
community.
Jignal, who has been successful in
convincing her dad to join the classes and also
gathering frst-hand experience of the positive
effects on his health, says, Hes a great
example to prove the power of good diet and
exercise. And that it is never too late to turn
your health around.
Jignal Bhagavandas
Jignal Bhagavandas (left) and
her Bollyaerobics class
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