Indian participation at the exhibition is organized under the theme “India – Sri Lanka: Partners in Progress” and demonstrates the close cooperation between India and Sri Lanka in the fields of infrastructure and communication; consumer goods and packaging; automobiles and energy; and railways and construction. All major Indian companies with operations in Sri Lanka are participating, including Larsen & Toubro, Tata Communications, Asian Paints, Ultratech Cement, Piramal Glass, Britannia Lanka, CEAT, Lanka IOC, Tata Motors and the Indian railway companies, RITES and IRCON. In addition, the participation of a Sri Lankan company, viz., Colombo Dockyards, along with the above mentioned Indian companies demonstrates how, by building synergies with vast Indian markets, Sri Lankan companies have expanded their business and become globally competitive. Another major highlight that will soon feature at the exhibition is the Peoples’ Car from Tata Motors’ - the Tata Nano. The car would be put on display for the first time in Sri Lanka from 5th February 2010.
A short film on India’s continuing contribution to the ongoing reconstruction and rehabilitation effort in Sri Lanka is also being screened at the exhibition. It covers Indian projects financed under the grant assistance of US$ 105 million announced by the Prime Minister of India in May 2009 as well as India’s contribution to the development of railway infrastructure in northern and southern Sri Lanka, for which lines of credit of US$ 600 million have already been approved.
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