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India Welcome to Meet in India! ear Readers, We are pleased to present to you this Meet in India supplement which consists of updates on the Indian exhibition industry and its potential for international exhibitors. Meet in India: Your gateway to tradeshows in India is an initiative by the Indian Exhibition Industry Association (IEIA) aimed at strengthening India as a preferred business exhibitions destination. This special supplement is designed to facilitate an overview of the Indian exhibition industry, the market size, strengths, and potential infrastructure availability in the country. The latest UFI report on the Asian market shows India as the fastest growing exhibitions market in the entire Asian region. India is a huge market for many sectors and the biggest strengths of our country are the high purchasing power, the demography of the country with 4 Supplement highest number of young citizens, supported by the expanding venue space. India has a consolidated space of about 500,000sqm and is home to 25 purpose-built venues including IEML, BIEC, HITEX, BEC, Pragati Maidan, JECC, Helipad and Chennai Trade Centre. More than 12 new venues, such as IICC, Dwarka, and expansion of existing venues in New Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Pune and others, will ensure that the MICE space in India grows rapidly over the next few years. The expanding venue space will feed in to supporting the achievement of a double-digit growth for the exhibition industry very soon. The unprecedented infrastructure growth is well augmented by the supportive government policies in terms of ease of doing business, liberal FDI policies, streamlined visa processes and numerous reforms brought in to support the corporate world. This special supplement is published, in conjunction with Exhibition World, to bring new awareness about the Indian exhibition industry which invites global players to bring their shows to our country. In India, we are known for our hospitality, culture and rich traditions, with a high sense of business and all this combined will surely make for a wonderful experience for your shows and the participants. We hope this publication will provide you deep insights into the Indian exhibition industry and support your plans to bring your shows to our country. For more details, please contact: Ms. Nidhi Sharma, Executive Director, IEIA, [email protected] w w w.exhibitionworld.co.uk