India

Indian Market Highlights:

• 160,000 printing and printing-related establishments
• 1.6 million employees
• $12.1 billion sales
• $186.5 million in purchases of printing equipment and supplies, including $115 million in imports
• India has 55,780 newspapers, employing 1.5 million people, with total circulation of 142 million
• From 2006 to 2001, total print demand is forecast to grow by 73% to reach $21 billion by 2011.

The burgeoning Indian economy holds out exciting opportunities for U.S. manufacturers and suppliers. With the help of a matching grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce, the NPES India Representative Office was established in 2005 to provide member companies with market information and contacts; help in finding dealers; assistance with business trips; and coordination for trade shows and trade missions.

Visit the NPES India Market Access website at http://www.npes.in for more details.

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Viren Chhabra, NPES India Market Access
Project Senior Director

Viren Chhabra enjoyed a lengthy career at The Statesman, a leading Indian national daily newspaper, retiring as its Manager and Publisher in New Delhi in 1993. He is the Past President of the All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) and Chairman Emeritus of AIFMP's International Relations Committee. He is also President of the Delhi Imaging and Graphic Arts Association, which he founded in 1960, and Founder-Editor of Printing Times, the official journal of the AIFMP. Mr. Chhabra initiated the South Asian Print Congress and is popularly acclaimed as India's Print Ambassador. He brings a lifetime of experience and knowledge into his role as NPES' senior representative for the Indian printing and publishing marketplace.

Viren Chhabra
NPES India Office
No. 407, Ansal Chamber –II,
6 Bhikaji Cama Place,
New Delhi -110066
Tel: +91 11 41654714
Fax: +91 11 41654713
E-Mail: vchhabra@npes.in