India's Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council organized a virtual B2B meeting to boost IT trade between India and the UAE

Intending to augment electronics and IT trade between India and the UAE, India's Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC), with the support of the Embassy of India in Abu Dhabi, organized a virtual B2B meeting on Tuesday.

Today, India exports $155 billion to several destinations, be they developed, developing, emerging, or least-developed markets.

Ever since the ESC started exporting software products and solutions, India has moved to high-end products and complex solutions, and those changes are gradual and enduring, creating better lives the world over, said a report by Khaleej Times.

The report quoted executive director of the ESC Gurmeet Singh as saying that IT could play a crucial role in furthering the trade between India and the UAE.

The event was attended by Sandeep Kumar Bayyapu, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of India in Abu Dhabi, who said that the initiative of organizing the virtual B2B meet will create more strategic partnerships between the two countries, according to the report.

The report also quoted the regional director of the ESC in Dubai Kamal Vachani as saying that the initiative will boost ICT trade between both countries.

ESC chairman Sandeep Narula invited the UAE industry to explore the world of innovations by visiting the council's signature annual event, the IndiaSoft exhibition and conferences, which is entering its 21st edition in March 2021, as per the report.