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00:01I think after Anthony's presentation, there's nothing much left for me. I think he did a good job selling the state. Before I start, I'd like to thank Dr. Sushil Kumar Ji, CGI Melbourne. Thank you for having me over.
00:17Deepak Ji, who's the National Chair of AIBC. Really appreciate your time. And Ashok Ji, who's the past chair of CII. Thank you very much for having us.
00:27And I'd like to personally thank the Australian Government for having me on their special visit program. They really worked hard getting me all the way to Australia, down under.
00:38So just to give you a bit of context, I won't bore you with a long speech, but I'll give you three reasons why you should consider Andhra Pradesh as your destination in India.
00:51Number one, we have a leadership with proven track record. Our Premier, Mr. Naidu, is now in version 4.0. This is his fourth term as a Chief Minister.
01:03He comes with a lot of experience on how to get critical projects grounded. His experience working with the Government of India also helps ensuring that you have a soft landing, not only in India, but in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
01:18He's, of course, backed with a very young team. Fifty percent of the legislature are first-timers. 17 out of the 25 ministers are first-timers. It's not my gray hair, but I'm actually a senior minister in his cabinet.
01:31So we bring a lot of passion, a lot of energy to get things done.
01:34The second reason you should consider Andhra Pradesh is because we are a startup state. We have that mentality to get things done. We are not complacent. And once you shake hands with us, it no longer is your project, it becomes our project.
01:50So I'll give you an example of this. When we talk to any investor and they're looking at Andhra Pradesh, first thing that gets done is a WhatsApp group gets created.
02:01All the respective leadership across the political spectrum, the government and the private sector are added to this WhatsApp group.
02:09And then on a daily basis, we actually start interacting with each other to understand what's the status, what's the agreed timelines, where are we stuck, what are the areas that we can do better.
02:19One company, and one example of this is one company which is into the hospitality sector. This morning we updated them, where exactly is the land allocation status, where is the file, and by when are we going to get it cleared.
02:33So we believe on delivering it. We believe on following up on your project and ensuring that we not only meet your timelines, but we actually beat it.
02:43So two other projects I'd like to talk about. One is Google. And all of you have now heard of it. It's a nice wow, but 13 months of hard work went behind it.
02:55So when the leadership came, I personally drove them, I showed them where the project will come up, followed by me visiting the corporate office and pitching to their leadership on why Andhra Pradesh, followed by their leadership coming and meeting our premier in Andhra Pradesh.
03:09And there were specific requests, which required policy intervention, policy changes at the federal level. And we worked with the Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji, we worked with our Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman madam, and the IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnav ji, and we brought about the changes that were required to not only land Google in India, but to actually make India the next destination for data centers across the world.
03:37It took us 13 months, which was one month more than what we agreed we will deliver. So we still regret the fact that we took a month more. But 13 months, we got that done.
03:44The other project I'd like to talk about is Aslar Mittal, building India's largest steel plant in our state. This project pretty much got discussed over a Zoom call between me and Adit. In the Zoom call, we agreed on three specific asks that they had, and one of it had to do with the federal government and the federal government.
04:05The Honorable Chief Minister met the Honorable Prime Minister Modi ji, and across the table, they literally agreed on the way forward, got the project cleared, and in November, we are laying foundation. That's 15 months. We got the environmental hearing done. Environmental clearance is also done.
04:12In the last 16 months, we have attracted $120 billion worth of investments to this great state of Andhra Pradesh, and I believe we are just starting. There is a lot more to do. We are really excited to work with you.
04:19India is a tough terrain, but we are here to ensure that you have a soft landing, and I am sure under the
04:49guidance of the guidance of CG, sir, here also. We will support any initiative that you have in India and in our state of Andhra Pradesh.
04:58The third reason why you should consider Andhra Pradesh is the political leadership of Andhra Pradesh is from a regional party. So we are a political party that is in two states, but we have our nation at heart.
05:12So we have always influenced policy positively in the interest of the nation, and in the process, Andhra Pradesh always had the first more advantage. And it's not the first time we have done it. As I said, I have a leader who is in his version 4.0. This is his fourth term. In the past, he has worked on deregulation of telecom sector, aviation sector. In his third avatar, he worked on the digital payments network, and now we have worked on the data center policy at the federal level. So we can positively
05:42move policy, we can positively move policy, we can positively change policy. The world, as you know, is going through interesting times, challenging times, and challenging times is when India always shines. We only do well when we are pushed to the corner. So I am now working on a project where all the self-made billionaires of India are coming together, advising us on what is the policy changes they want to see at the state level, at the federal level.
06:12And in the state, we are going to spearhead it. Labour reforms is one great example of it. There were nine reforms that were specifically asked of us. We got eight of them done in 15 days. And why 15 days? Because our cabinet meeting happens once every 15 days. If your project is more important, strategic, we will call for a special cabinet meeting. That's the pace at which Andhra Pradesh actually works.
06:42We are talking about the changes that are required at the state level. And we will work with the federal government to look at what we can change to ensure that India will grow at double digit.
06:49As my colleague has just shared, we are a $180 billion economy, aspiring to be a $2.4 trillion economy. So all sectors are game. It's not that we are focused on one, two, three. We have close to 15 sectors that we are focused on. I believe in the power of clusterization. This is something that we can learn from our neighbors. We have a cluster around automotive. Nine percent of Kia's global manufacturing happens.
07:19What happens in my state? We have cement cluster. We have renewable energy cluster. We have electronics cluster, compressed biogas, medical devices manufacturing, quantum computing, aqua is another cluster. We have pharma is a cluster. We have steel as a cluster. Like this, we have close to 15 clusters where we are now working on a vertical and horizontal integration. Now what do I mean by it? Vertical is a great example of that is if you take your mobile phone,
07:49you have your screen, you have the camera, you have the camera lens, you have the haptic engine, the battery, the casing. We believe that the entire cluster should be formed within the 100 km radius. That's the vertical bit. Now horizontal is where I come in. Education, skilling, certification. This is very, very important. I'll give you a few more numbers. Andhra Pradesh manufactures 50% of India's air conditioners. And we have signed three companies that will take
08:19us to 70% to 70% in the next 18 months. We are number one in shrimp globally. Like this, we are working sector by sector on taking key positions. We are building India's first space city and that's being headed by Skyroot, which is a SpaceX equivalent in India. So we are really working sector by sector and we are really excited to work on this horizontal and vertical integration. Australian universities, we have had very, very, very
08:49meaningful conversation during this trip. And rest assured, we will be looking forward to actually working with them very closely on the horizontal integration bed. And the reason I believe horizontal is going to be critical, it's not just about the education piece. Getting the technology validated, certified, it's a very expensive process. And then an air conditioning company came and met me and they said, you know,
09:19I'm going to send it to two of my engineers, one, it takes time, two, it's very expensive. So why are they not here in this cluster? I think that's a phenomenally good point that they added. So that's the kind of ecosystem we want to now build. And you'll see this getting delivered across 15 clusters. So that's in short why you should consider Andhra Pradesh. We are the second largest, fastest growing states right now, soon to be number one, with all these investments getting ground
09:49around it. We don't believe in signing MOUs. We don't believe in signing MOUs. We are not into that. We mean business. We mean grounding. We have serious ADD, attention deficit disorder. So we love to be on top of things and execute on things and really get the ball rolling. So as my team members have shared, we are hosting a partnership summit in Vishakhapatnam. It's a beautiful city, 14th and 15th of November. So please come visit us.
10:16For people who know India, if Bangalore were to marry, go and have a child, that will be Vishakhapatnam. We have best of both worlds. It's a gorgeous city. It's the ninth largest economic city in India. We aspire to be among the top three. And Vishakhapatnam economic corridor, as we call it, is going to be a trillion dollar economic corridor for us.
10:38So we are looking now planning because we have had massive investments, massive announcements come in and work started. We don't have challenges that our neighbors are having in terms of infrastructure. We have to build an economic corridor that will thrive over the next century. And the work is already on. So please come visit us. I'll be there. We'll be more than happy to host you.
11:00Thank you. And I would love to open up this session for any questions that you might have. Thank you very much. And Jai Hind.
11:06Even before I ask my question, I'll introduce myself. My name is Mira Nisimba. I'm a true Bangalorean, but man to a tell guy. And I've realized that movies are everything. And your part with those dialogues make it common conversation for us at
11:36Thank you. Thank you.
11:38Thank you. Thank you.
11:40Mr. Lokesh, you've often spoken about positioning Bangladesh as India's next startup state. I personally and my husband as well, we've spent the last two decades in Australia, building and scaling up technology ventures. I've seen how ecosystems mature when innovation is made sustainable, not just exciting.
12:04Now, how does your government envision creating a sustainable startup ecosystem in Bangladesh? And I'm particularly interested about long-term digital assets, such as blockchain infrastructure, CBDCs, or proof-of-stake technologies. And would you be open to exploring global collaboration models that have worked well in markets like Australia?
12:30I think it's a very valid question. We believe in the power of mentoring for any startups. There's capital available everywhere, but there's no mentoring available. So the approach that we've taken is we've created an incubator slash accelerator, which is the Retentada Innovation Hub, which is based out of our greenfield capital city, Amaravati. And then we have nodes across the various strategically important areas.
12:58So we have another four nodes. So we have another four nodes. And each of these nodes and the main hub are working with the private sector. So we have Tata's and their leadership mentoring the node in Amaravati. We have Adani's mentoring a node.
13:14So Jindal's mentoring a node. Greenco, which is a homegrown renewable energy company. They're mentoring a node. There's Mega, which is an infrastructure company. Again, homegrown. They're mentoring a node. So one, we got the private sector. Two, we got the academia. So we got all the private government universities in those nodes in the areas that they are to also be part of this. And then we are backing it with funds.
13:36As a state, my strong belief is government shouldn't be spending money directly. We should raise fund funds. I think now we are at that position as a country that we can do it. So we're looking at innovative models where money is actually being raised.
13:51This entire initiative is being headed by a very young IH officer. She is from IIT Kharagpur. So we matched bureaucratic leadership, political leadership, and the entire process around it. We just launched it, I think, about 45 days back. So we'll be more than happy to engage.
14:08So I'll – the economic development board representatives will be staying back. So they'll be the first port of call, and they can lead conversations from there. They can introduce you to the CEO of RTIH. Thank you.
14:20Thank you, Minister. Thank you, Minister. Thank you for the time to come out and presenting. So it's a forceful game for this community.
14:32And finally, I'm starting to show you how to practice and work in a few countries that are invested in Australia.
14:39So to make a powerful item for this community. One of the slides touched very briefly on the explosive growth exports.
14:49If you look at currently, we have a position in textiles. We have a position, of course, in aqua. As I said, we're number one in shrimp. And a few other sectors that we're actually doing quite reasonably well.
15:13Kia cars made in Andhra Pradesh do get exported around our region. So we have taken a strong position there. Of course, IT exports continue to grow in my state. So that's very, very important.
15:25To specifically answer your question, I believe it's a two-way trade. So the way I look at it is there are great opportunities for Indian entrepreneurs and Andhra companies to actually look at investments in Australia.
15:37So I mean, to be fair, the government has been exceptionally proactive and the conversations that I've had at the federal level, at the state level, also at city council levels.
15:49I mean, it's been very inspiring, the kind of vision that the politicians here also have. So we've started looking at and we started talking to companies in my state, some who are based out of my state, some who have invested in my state, to look at opportunities in Australia.
16:05To look at opportunities in Australia, sectors like hospitality, critical minerals, education, skill development. So these are sectors that we were discussed.
16:15In terms of what Australia can offer to India, sports is one sector that we're looking at. Of course, skill development is a no-brainer. As we all know it, education, we're already quite big in terms of our relationships.
16:27So I think there are clear sectors that we've identified where Australian companies can also look at investing in my state. In terms of exports, I think we live in a very dynamic world.
16:37And I believe that every country and every state should diversify and look at other countries and other states. So historically, as a state, certain sectors have been very reliant on certain countries. And then with the changing politics, we've had challenges.
16:43So after that, we've insisted that our exporters also look at new markets and look at products where there is a gap in that market. So it's not about saying, I have this, will you take it or not?
16:55But to actually analyze the market and find the right product at the right price point and the right sort of a fit. That's one thing I said.
17:07To the Australian companies, especially who are in commodities in Sydney, I had a sit-down a lot of companies.
17:14I had a sit-down lunch with quite a few of them. I've asked them to look beyond wheat and certain commodities. You know, there's so much of potential in things like mushrooms and horticulture.
17:34There's massive opportunities that India has. And we can make, especially Andhra Pradesh, which is among the top five states in horticulture, aspiring to be number one.
17:45We can export to the world. And our vision is not to just make the local variants of mango, but to make the Japanese variant, to grow the Japanese variant of mango in Andhra Pradesh.
17:56So there are amazing opportunities like that where I think we should look at, based on the companies that you represent, and explore opportunities through either, I think, it's Australia Trade or, of course, our Economic Development Board, and find opportunities of mutual interests.
18:16It's a long answer for a short question, but I have understood that I think it's a two-way trade from Andhra's perspective. Thank you.
18:26Hi, Swati. I have one question. You spoke a lot about possible potential association with the education sector in Australia. I'm quite keen to invest in what you mean by that.
18:39And second, very interested in figuring out how's the brain brave and the brain going back to the country, and that association will come along.
18:48There are enough people you see out here who come as students, never go back, while India does, with the kind of development you're seeing happening in Haiti.
18:57I think we do a lot with people going back as well, and coming here with a more strategic vision.
19:02Another question, very longish, but I wanted to understand, Australian universities rank amongst top 50 in the world, but don't come as the priority for Indian students ourselves so much.
19:16How do we make sure that that starts emerging, and not because of anxiety issues, but more because of priority?
19:23Not anymore. Australia is now figuring among the top three choices.
19:30Actually, that's what I thought, but looking at the energy and looking at the kind of students from my state who are here, wherever I go, the kind of reception I get.
19:42So, I mean, it's quite impressive the number of students who are coming.
19:46I think, you see, in the early 90s or 80s, yes, U.S. was seen as an option.
19:50I'm a product of U.S. education, so no second thoughts about it, but surely I believe that Australia is really catching up.
19:59So your last question answered first.
20:02In terms of brain gain, I'm a product of brain gain. I'm a Stanford MBA.
20:06But I went back and decided that policy is where my heart is and true transformation can actually happen from there.
20:13But I think it's a continuous journey. I think there's no silver bullet, one silver bullet for it.
20:18I think it's continuous interaction. And as states, we need to work exceptionally hard to make sure the landing is soft.
20:24I mean, India is not exactly an easy country, but we need to work very systematically and build it out.
20:30And that's where policymakers have a role. That's where bureaucracy – bureaucrats have a role.
20:36Together, we should create a very conducive environment, and that's what we're working on very systematically.
20:41And to be fair, you know, from Andhra's perspective, we are not transactional state.
20:47We are very long-term relation-building state. And that is the DNA of the regional party.
20:55So if you look at it, Mr. Naidu has had a relationship with Mr. Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore way back, starting in the 90s.
21:04And the relation continues. And it's only deepened. And, you know, that's exactly what even the Australian government is looking for.
21:11So I think that kind of deep, meaningful relationships are going to be important,
21:15and building the superhighways of investments to make it smooth for landing.
21:19And only then will we have brain gain in its true sense.
21:24But at the end of the day, I think our kids have an opportunity to go be global citizens.
21:29And wherever opportunities are there, I think they should go and be part of it, be part of that journey.
21:35In terms of universities here, Aussie universities and collaborations with Andhra Pradesh,
21:41I've specifically stated a few sectors that we are interested in, but it's about 15 clusters that we are interested in.
21:47And the way I look at it is, who's the best in that cluster?
21:51You know, Aussie universities are good across, you know, tens domains, but they're really, really good at two, three domains,
21:59like any other global universities are.
22:01So I'm looking at working with them, bringing them in, bringing the private sector,
22:05and, of course, giving an opportunity to local colleges, universities to host the Centre of Excellence
22:10or a joint dual degree programme, research projects together and do that.
22:16See, it's designed in Aussie, Australia manufactured in Andhra Pradesh.
22:20I think it's the best of both worlds, right?
22:22That's what we want to do.
22:24Now, what do I mean by it?
22:25ACWA.
22:26I met the leadership of James Cook University, who are exceptionally good in ACWA,
22:32and the professor had very technical questions for me.
22:35Like, which variant?
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22:37What's the number?
22:38I said, okay.
22:39I'm not into that depth.
22:40I'm an agriculture minister to talk to you.
22:41I really don't have that.
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22:58Sorry.
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23:03well, I will always try it and tell me that perhaps you figure out the questions.
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